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THE

OPENING OF SOFTBALL SEASON TOMORROW

By "STARDUST"

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1949.

October. Pennant : fluttering in the breeze. Crowds in eager anti- "The traditional parade of competing cipation.__Pomp and co emony. teams. The Prexy's inaugural pep talk. Dignitarica unlimbering their arms. "Play Ball!"

Another softball pennant campaign will be ushered in tomorrow afternoon at the fence-enclosed CBA ball park when the American Consul-General Mr Karl L. Rankin, will perform the traditional function of tossing out the first ball to launch the 1949/50 flag chase.

All the fanfare and pomp associated with Opening Day in the Colony's thriving pastime will go towards making this august occasion an unprecedented success in the hoary annals of local softball.

Softball fans will converge have a steadying effect on his and in droves on the velvety CDA Pandas,

of 'softball ball fold, Mecca fame and fortune, to lend their plaudits and brickbal

festive day.

to the

The 34 competing teams will hand resplendently

on

ba

colourful .attired

their 121

big for the diamond livery

championship parade. quada

of last year have been

Tho

the march with the other con- behind In tingents following alphabetical sequence.

have

victory.

KEEN SQUAD

to

SPORTING SAM

BOXING

GRAND

FLYVEIGHT

CONTEST

By Rog. Wcotton

Lotduu KKUTOA UDIVIDE

Spare A Copper For British Athletics

BY FRANK BUTLER

Spare a copper for British athletics. Any tattered shorts, torn slips, worn running shoes will be welcome to a sport which appears to be without visible means of support. Wasle not, want not.

Today's Chances At The Valley

By "THE TURF”

The Kwangtung Handicap is the feature ovent for the two day's Double Tenth Race Meeting, which will be held this afternoon and on Monday.

At the time of writing the Special Sweep for the Kwangtung Handicap had reached well over the 1,800,000 mark and the first prize will be approximately eight and a half lakhs.

The first Saddling Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m., today, while on Monday the first bell will be at 11.30 a.m.

Here are the chances:

| Rose Emme_ (140 36a), Senfire FIRST RACE

(133 lbs) or Sunshine (149 lbs), The first raco is a sprint, Sunshine, winner of the Tai event over half a mile and 170 Hag Handicap (2nd Section) at the Easter Meeting in a fairly yards, confined to Class 1 ponies. Betty Lou (185 lbs) good time of 2.10 1/8, has now to it been penalised by 7 lbs more, two thirda which has credit this season has an edge the pony is quite at at the over the others and should be that the additional seven pounds moment I don't really expect

this race. to win

ה זה

able

will hinder its chances very Bluff (145 lbs), Mabuhay (152 169), Radar (154 lbs) and Surging that Rose Emme with only much. Somehow, I have a feci.

Shot (140 lbs) are evenly mut-

rhed and can be relied on to he40 lbs to carry lo a

+ danger. well up at the finish.

SEVENTH RACE

SECOND RACE

decided

Equipment Committee: Philo Remedior' (Chairman), Bim Abtong and BIL Silva. Rob- The USS Gardiners Bay piro-n-unler: E. Don

aken softball sqund. bina. "Doc" Molthen will act Chief Desun & Hale, Athlelle pro tem pending the return of Oficer of the ship, is in charge Robbins to the Colony late this month. Scorers-in-Chilet: Philo of the gang, with W. F. Folce-med

Rernedles and Hal Wing Lee. well na felú captain.

The General Council have

This is the sad story of our effort to send 18 English athletes to New Zea- Nothing much is known about

tho piny Senior land to take part in the British Empire Games from February 4 to 11. the Navy's line-up for tomor- decided

Lesque сп a one-round brals

First our athletics turned to an effort to raise the remaining jeans at sport-or the rest of accorded the honour of lending i row's tussle but you can beteach team playing a total of 14 your Inst dollar that they will

raise £0,000.

Europe?

There are paven contestants in be in there battling away for a fames with the four best teams professional football to

contesting for the title in some of the £20,000 meded with We thank Signor Gigli sincere- I am sick of our having to

Great interest will be zhown the Des Voeux Hand'cup, (2nd ceries of play-of games. Thio Ave-n-side tournament. Butly. We thank Jack Hylton play the role of Uriah Heep in in this main event, the Kwang- section) for Class 2 ponies, and The Gardinera Bay have ins

Junior Le gue, consisting of the footballers called the show off and Bill Little for their part as order to send an England team tung Handicap, Team managers aim solicited

for Cinc * It is difficult to select the winner games against Junio

teurs, will play two rounds.

on the ground that if any money two good sportsmen: but we ask: to take part in the only British ponies over the mile

na they are of about equal to give their carest co-operation played several

the Both

Ladies' Senior and was to be raised by football what | What is English sport coming to Empire sports gathering. to see that their teams are on local sides during their stay in earns

(152 lbs) standard. the port.

Empress Delight They have crushed Blas Ladies' Logue will play three about the footballers benenting? when we are dependent on the tho Gold and

PATIENT LEE ready for

which ran third to Lucky Jane Despa'a Cumbancheros

Now the Appeals Committee Italian star of song to work his march at 2.13 p.m

They gave a farewell party the at the Lantao Handicap OVET Musicians' Union times. One of their most con- The local

for the Empire Games Fund rynx b that we can afford to will send an orchestra to pro- vincing wins was a 13-4 wallop-

pugilist ever born-Lee Sovoid, he the favourite here to win bers out of 11 wat constitute have asked the governing body offend a team to compete in the other night to the mos. patient the mile and 171 yards, should tho

the Cumbancheros befitting music vido

each sport competing to invite Games of our British Empire?

the American who came hero fast this important event. number of several weeks ago. A largo

Couldn't the Government have ball amitated members to donate DETAMOD

May to fight Bruce Woodcock in Strong opposition is sure will no doubt rely on it to win. have been local gnitaries

lent a hand to help hide our September, only to have Wood- come from Ringmer (118 Tha). Gd to the cause.

Couldn't the invited to grace the function by

^^^ And that's not all. Our old shame?

orcanleed cock (after a road accident) call Foker Face (147 lbs). Popu have summer their presence.

friends Jack Hylton and Bill

the Bght off until May 1930, and larity (147 ralso the suffelent events lo recently (Albany Club) Litle

an-money drew a cocktail party to

of

The Navy-Panda clash should develop into a rei hot tussle if both teams hit for the fences The and play heads up ball. two outfits are quite evenly

thing malched but for

any

can happen in a ball game,

NEW COUNCIL The tirm meesang of the

Council newly elected General

the Hong Kong Softbau As-

proudly

TOPPING ALL NEWS Topping all news of the pre- parations now in progress

the opening. Sunday's rand Softball Association announced on Wednesday that. by joint permission of the Cen- tral British Association and the Education Department, the CBA

ociation was hoid jast for bo avaliable park will

The Generat Counci with th jeagras games on Saturday after- noons and full Sundays, thereby sub-comnultres is formed of the General the

of towing individuals. shoringe alleviating

the Councie F. J. Moithen-Presi- faced which Crounds Schedule Committee sonne, dent: Jim Shepherd, Vice-Pres.

dent; F. W. Holianus, Secretary? Bouquets of thanks go to the hilo G. Remedies, Treasurer; Central British Association and Senior League representatives- The Education Department for Dick Chung

Hwa), Navy),

weeks ago

the

loan.

their spackens

gesture was made at

Junu)

rounds,

aattidance of seven mem-

quorum ut ait General Counci JIKA APALLĪTĒKA. Mechings Wil hela at least once a month.

Tho Geral

niso Council adopted in tl the bye-laws of the Association an drafted by The bye- the Working Council. Lawn provide for postpone- ments, unpures, uniforms, scor- staji. br.acnes of the rules, and other incidental items connected with the game,

DARCA.

The

he No game will in future

72 hours unles week postponed

Hole in writing his bein sub- nitted to the Management Com- inittee. A severn penalty waa laid down for n player signing two teams under different for

WEEK-END PROGRAMME

with full programine, umpire roster, for tomorrow's Opening Gume follows:

Sunday, October 9 2.30 repressita-

p.m.-Opening Day (Aves) | Parade núi ceremonies. (Binck- Rennie Sequeiro

3 15 p.m.- Opening Ladies League repre- Senior Leagic: hawks).

Alice Mar US Navy Pundas, tentatives-Miss

Umpires: "Doc" Molthea (Canadians) at Hal Wing Lee

Kassa (plate); Bal Winglee, (Walious).

Mazarin, and Rennis Sequeira

(bases) Philo Remedios. (scorer),

W

(US F. Fuloewell

ground for the season. The and Chan. Figueiredo (Braves).

Junior

Lengue opportune time and is deeply appreciated by the Association TV Gerard 0. Jones

and all its members.

Sparked by the unparalleled

of the traditional pageantry parade. Consul-General Karl L

fl out to Rankin will trot

tons out the Jarling lab and fut pilch to send a titanic mix- morth soft-ball reasun on ita merry way.

President "Doc" Molthen, as usual, will call "Plny Ball!" in The holler after his macuma first pitch has been tossed out Doc's two words when uttered will be aweel muste to countless Ruimbors

Roftball i of Cater partisans.

Taking the arena for the in- United gratuit are the

represented by

States

Navy,

the gobs from the USS Gar- diners Bay, and the Hong Kong Pandas, compr sed of Shanghai. landers.

Brains, brown, experience, and speed will be thrown into the niriting pot of diamond competition in this tilt as the two squatta haitle for the i

Angular honour of grabbing the Opening Day spotlight.

READY TO START

their

The Hong Kong Pandas ure ready to start paigning tomorrow afternoon. Mentor Y.C.

Mei several workouts

rict

Mnagement Committee 15ml Wing Lee (Chairman). Grounds

Game

England's Soccer Selectors Have A "Cover" Plan

BY JOHN MACADAM

tast

First of all wo hayo Pay Day to consider. It will have the

pilot and remembering the way same jockey Mr Chanson as the It run and won at the last meet- ing, over the dix furlongs, many

Pearl Diver rún very well to lake second place to Pay Day Roue d'Or and being a fast moving animal (142

so that England should then receive a second blow from | (159 Ibs), 199, edge (159 it has a good chance of avenging

nounce that, Beniamino Gigli will not have to come to the level of

hurst

Albert beggar?

How can we ever into song at the Hall on Sunday, October 23, in hope to compete with the Ameri-

Good Programme In

Football Holiday

By "UNOMI”

On Monday, the Double Tenth Holiday, the first really big game of the season will take place at Caroline Hill, when a combined Chinese eleven,

This opposes a strong Rest of the Colony team. game will be ideal for comparing the standard of the Chinese players with the Europeans, especially the new players to the Colony, many of whom will participate in this game.

The Rest team has been well chosen and has Fairbrother has been some fine players in it. showing fine form in the Army goal and was an automatic choice,

The

EIGHTH RACE

Jus). its defeat. Dominion Day and was devalued. Str Stafford Cripps when the £lbs), Easy-going

Sportsmaster (147 lbs). Cannanine are also not to be over- dian Potato

lbs) and (243 Although Lee and his manager, Thunder Sky (150 lbs). All of be well up at the finish.

looked for they are ceriminly to Filly Daly, are £2,000 out of pocket, and have lost 100,000 these ponies have a win to the'r credit over this same distance. collars for fights in America, plus the loss of £20,000 at the

THIRD RACE uld rate for the Woodcock fight that never came off, they have

for Caes not a bad word to say against ponies, a good race is expected England.

Ballerina Airfield (154 lbs),

Sharpshooter iba) and Daly turned down 65,000 dul- | (150 lars for Savold to fight Joey (165 lbs) are the best among Maxim

in America Inst May. the entries and a win is likely And when Woodcock crashed the to come from any one.

The Hopeful, with only 135 American promoters forecast

In this event

that Lee would never get Wood. Iba to shoulder and if given u cock In the ring with him and runaway start i will have a phoned him with tempting good chance of causing an up- offers of 100,000 dollars to sct. tacide Ezzard Charles. But he still stuck by Jack Solomons.

Savold.

FOURTH RACE

This event is also likely to be a clase affair as the runners are all of the same standard. Lana appears to the pick, as this mare came in a very clos second to Anyway at the seven furlongs and 45 yards losing only by a bad start and finished strongly Lili Marlene, which had head.

secure third Bootsle and Minx at the Sixth placo. to

Race Meeting in a me, should have a strong may at this finish.

NINTH RACE

n

tn

Foyle, with Mr Ostroumoff up There has never been a more The best two in this race for at the Sixth Race Meeting over centlemanly boxer than Lee Class 7 ponies are Good News the six furlongs, was made a There has never been (150 lbs) and Green Velvet (15) Arm favourite to the tune of a fight manager so full of good] iba), but they will have to be at | 12,378 winning tickets, failed folth as

to BIL Daly. They're their best slave off the badly and was nowhere at the coming back to carry out their challenge from Jetfire (109 bs), faith. It should do boiler in part of the bargnin in spite of National Guard (158 b), Patut this race as the distance is much everything,

(150 lbs) and Sapientia (148 more to its liking.

time

and may

not end provided the usual quota of That is why there will always lbs). The last named is in good

Airs and Groces, is not to be The back division diet

ored for a winning bet as show up well in last Tuesday's surprises. Army played accord-be a warm welcome waiting for form at the moment

to expectations and gave Savold and Daly, who have play-have a chance of springing on this pony won the mile race at Arny game versus St Joseph's Ing

upsel The first ed the game to fans in Britain.

the Fourth Race Meeting, boat- and I'm afraid this appears to the Navy a trouncing.

Pollor's 0-1

FIFTH RACE

which Ing Jeep Hee,

15 ποιν SCOTT OUT which may major upset was be the one place show signs of weakness.

victory over Commando.

Strangrila (150 lbs) after hav-runnlagt amongst the Claes 1 Laurie Scott, Arsenal's inter-

wins over ponies.

others that will The The mid-tine with

lonky Palien have a fast, hard worklog

national back. wasted little two consecutive Tennuci as pivot, will suppress team who may go places this

after being discharged this same distance, one at the al have a say at the finish are The year.

Easter Meeting and the oner a Ascot Beauty, Lady Gloucester all the Chinese attacks.

hospital in from

following พ aru all seasoned forwards

Kitchee had no d'fflculty

operation on his right mec. the Fifth Race Mecting, fom and Masterpiece. accounting for Club. Several

With Alf Fields, the centre halt, Cless 9 to 8, line now been pro- were introduced arcelian Army players

moted to Class 7 (3rd Scclion). discharged at the same time,

It still has a bright chance of from Into the Club team but, as the Berry, should play havoc with reore suggests, he Club are a Scott went straight to Highbury winning again, for this mare has and unless for remedial oxerelees, and Tom tu.sed in a good time of 121 the Chinese left flank

very weak team

players are Whittaker hopes to have both over this distance, carrying 150 Food Mullen with Dean will form some really

Ibs, describ- The Arsenal manager a dangerous left wing. The for- available soon the club are in players on thy track soon.

Pa ed the operation on Scott Kowloon Motor Bus were la ward line will be led by High-for a very lean scason ton of the Commandos.

and reckons he this That

when they "wonderful," devastating mood where the gool lles was

layers.

the Xavier, with service he will receive

TENTH RACE

The closing race of the after- noun is confined to Class 3 ponies (3rd section) and a tussle for the major post is likely to be amour Big Shot (152 lbs), SIXTH RACE

Fairy Feet (159 lbs), Lucky Jone (151 lbs). Minx (159 This is the first section of the Ibs). Pegasus (140 s) and

lbs). looking over the Pegasus, which won at the entries I don't think I shall be Sixth Race Meoling, should have fr wrong. in stating that the every opportunity of scoring an- winner will come from Home other win, for this pony is very Builder (151 lbs), Lily (145 lbs), fast at the starting gate.

It appears to this simple mind that if all the hysteria that is being evinced currently about the play of the various pets of one selective mind and another could be turned into football, they could send us that World Soccer Cup now and save all the expense and trouble.

Now, what does it all boil down to? Saturday after seen by the manner in which Det South China las: Sunday. [may be it for the first team race for Class 2 ponies (1st see- Shun Fung (159) Saturday, in the recent weeks, we have encountered less he collected six of his team's The young South China players within two monilis. Nice work on for Class

player

knows well

riever for Laurie, who three works ago feared his playing days were Rover.

were no match for the Club seven goals against the

Busmen.

Kwong

Wah surprised KAI- aged, ageing, and aged members of the FA Selection Con-last Tuesday.

The Chinese team contains a

strong RAF team and ran out $105 admittee on their ways to and from one match and another

Ex- mixture

and of youth recently and with no other objective than to watch players of the perience. The team contains the winners by 6-2. The RAF d

usual quota

of Kitchee and pite this defeat showed some will not disappoint. The Pandas approximate class.

KMB players. One player who clever play and I'm sure they are formed around several star British football tons can ho there is as much likelihood of has earned a place in the team/wili come .ntain.

Several mid-week games players of a team of the same assured that the names of the recalling Hughle Gallacher and is Chan Kan-pui right-half of name which copped the Shang- 22 players who are likely to ac- Statve Blooner as there is of CAA. He plays a ne steady were played. St Joseph's open. hai Softball League 18e last company each of the two UK co-opting your present reper-game. Ko Po-keung the schooled the season on Tuesday and

is quite confident that his boys

season.

have th

fancy Nelders and qulie capable at the squeeze play

in which runs are forced in on bunting plays.

rountries left in to compete inters as a selector.

boy star will lead the forward almost gained full points from

strong A

Army team The Wally Ma, wiru joined the final at His will not be Not that isn't a good thing line.

Army snatched ho equaliser the nant-winning Canucks drawn out of anybody's batter-end an indication of rabid In- It is very difficult to forecast

four minutes from full time. late Last Season, LA skip bowler hat.

terert that there should be all the winner of this game, the

WEEK-END MATCHES IT uf the ache. The These players wil be the this difference of opinion Pandas are reported

on proceeds of which will go to But let charity.

a full team They this player and that.

Kitchee fieldol select of their countries.

and three pitchers in the tean, and, will travel together as a party, us preserve a sense of balance

were KMB LAST WEEK'S GAMES

against

Fune as pitching forins almost eighty They will train together and and leave the men in charge to

The opening, games of the worthy winners by 3-0,

10 roturned

10 percent of team's strength, against each other, und they do their jobs.

First Division League last weeking-cheong they should be strong in this will not be pleked in the final How far can they go wrone

scam and his play did much to .department of the game.

sido on "pet" value or any

with two men to one position? despite the record-breaking de encourage the young players of the Kitchco team to give off with They are also reputed to be other but cheer football value. And, don't forget, fwo men to fent by Eire at Goodison

to "Hnd this been

club their A

best. KMB were expected IN RESERVE

one podtion with relation

Dis the match," he said, "and the o do much better than they di other' players all the One eleven will be reserve to geld at the same time. Them's manager of the English club, I do and many of the thousands another, of course, but let a The Panda roster consists of first-pick go bang out of cornike an angel alongside another my boys' play; not, of cous, has something to suit all tastes. One man will play would have been satisfied with of spectators were disappointed. This week-end's programm. 15 players. With Y. C. Mel as around the day-as Johnny ke

to get goals, ger, the team will include: Morris apparently did in the man-but not necessarily. If at their fallure

certain other man sv opposing but

but at the football they show In Kowloon the local deroy Curly Chao, Waller Chen, C. T. Elre, match-and his covering him.

ed. And, after all, Jessa Pye game between KMB and CAA Cheng, Freddle Holt, Wally Ma,

will be bang into his strip.

It is possible to speculate, comes along within a few days will take place today. The CAA won their two opening Kenneth Tang, Raymond Tsao, We have had a lot of talk

any mately you and snaps a couple of the kind have Hannibal Wei, Johnny Wel, with Britain's Soccer leaders thus about Toml

forward line are munli Wel, Warra

Wong, recently on the matter, and you watch, but not so easy to leave of goals that -would have made games and area in stature I rather Y. F. Yin, David Yuan, and may be certain that they are local partizanship out of your all the difference.

"Had I been manager of the but fast and clever. Paul Wong.

taking no sentimental views of speculation

Irich club I'd have said, hand fancy the Busmen will win. SATISFIED. Veteran C. C. Leo, who played this series of matches. They

on heart, we, were lucky to get Army v. Comm.ndo at Soo- toplight baseball several years are out to win, and they will For that matter there is one out of that with a win."

and South Ching. v. kunpoo

are the back for the South China aine, uy to win with current form thinker in the game prepared to

This is the judgment of an Cuo at Caroline Hill

other go to the plake declaring that observer to respect.

First Division games is coach of the team. Lee's players in class Soccer. ball sense and experience should So, despite the Elro match, England played well enough,

-(London, Express Servicej scheduled for today,

man

YOU LIKE A

İVE GOT

the rub.

Mister Conquest

..KELANO..LAND DR.

LEPRECH

IZELAND .. LANG OF STEAKƏ...

"London" Express Service i

team. The

Tho Commandos, straight from their 7-0 victory over Club on Tuesday, will provide stiff opposition to the polished Army

side. If Tennuel con manage to subduc the clusive Highton, the Army bould win

bis gamo.

Sunday's games look Interest- ing. Police moet the strong Kitchee team and provided the same Police players are avail- able who defeated Commando

Inst Saturday, they may onca

ot

again cause a mild 'sensation."

St Joseph'd, with their new players, meet the RAF at Club ground. On paper every thing points to 'a St Joseph's victory but a rearranged RAF sido may snatch at least one point. Kwong Wah will meet Eastern in the remaining game- tomorrow and hard-fought game should be witnessed

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