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Week-End Softball

THE HONGKONG

ST. TERESA'S MEET

JAGUARS IN

TUSSLE

TOP TOMORROW H

BY "STARDUST"

The main attraction in this week-end's softball fare is the impor tant tussle between St Teread's and the youthful Jaguars in the Senior Loop which is slated for tomorrow morning. The Canucks and Paks *meet in another promising encounter while the Madcaps, still rankling from their humiliation at the hands of the slugging Saints, cross bats with the revamped Pandas.

The White Fangs take on the Clovers in a Ladies' Junior Cireult affray, and- the Pirates and the Wildcats square off this afternoon.

A pitching ducl should develop between Jaguar speedball artist Vic.Pedruco and St Teresa's Jock Brown in the all-important tilt. Both teams have identical records, having won two out of three starts, but are one game behind the loop- leading St Joseph's contin, int, A victory for either side will mean an extra rung in the Senior Loop Tennant ladder.

The Jaguars will rely largely Rocky Rosario of St Tereza's leaning heavily in favour of the on Pedruce to stop the batters will not chance Joey Franco on Tribe. The Baseballers will bo Alub. Romrto will zive without the services of Manelu of the opposing side. Pedruco the

unless Souza, who has been suspended was just one aut from notching with Jock Brown and

came against the Brown falters, Franco will warm by the General Council up to a no-hit

next year. Cumbancheros last week but will the bench. not have an easy ilme when superior pilted against the

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St Teresa's batters whom muster into the line-up.

As this tussle will go a long way in the standing, Mentor

Sportsman's Diary.

EDITED BY ·

Bruce Harris

Ortiz Cuts

Short His Trip

World

Bantamweight

STRONG BATTERS

Up to time of going to press,-

been definite has nothing The Jolting Jaguars, as they received from the US, Navy_re- are dubbed by the sportswriters, garding the fulfilment of a loop axture with the Daredevila. The bailers currently pack several

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Oversean Chinese-St Joseph's banging the horsehide at

and tilt has been postponed. Guest plus Katts Eric short stop Umberto Mose are Bido while the leaders in the third sacker Gerry Langenberg in a long ball hitter.

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and

Teresa'n han

REXES TAKE OVER

was

The Junior Loop leadership Nexes taken over by the

crushed several last week when they

trium-

CX- tactics

topnotch ballers In Tito the Blackhawks The Hyndman, Gerry Noza-Pereira, Phant Indians will have things Both side cut out their own way in dis- Billy Soares.

posing of the Griffins in the are fast afoot and quick

Senior Circuit this afternoon. ponenta

of quer Crystalballing

winner the this contest is task best left

the Prediction Row

Big Bill Woo's Canadians, and their wings clipped last week

16

17

The Spartans, sparked by the

of bludgeon

Bob boorning

all earther, will have to go gentlemen Shke

of

but to hinder the movements of the Jagunes.

The Blackhawks will open Acer by on tapped Oversens Chinese their flood gates on the auft and drupped their second

The Hawks afternoon this

werk dismal ball inst decision this wason to practical-

played

10 the ly spell is to their pennant

strumbed when they Canucks tangle

The will tangle hopes

Rexes -7 Champion Manuel Ortiz. with the second-running Paks with the Aces this afternoon, from Mexico, half-trazen, at pron istog tusale winner on pointa over Scot

wil Leufa land's Jackie Paterson inconsiderably strengthened chilly Glasgow, will cut th return of pitcher Kassa" "Old Nazarin to The team. short this present trip to Fox"

abrutice 31 0721 tio Europe. He fights Theoazarus Medina in Paris on Novem Bue up in the past fortnight hat

ber 14, but will not take on

Maple

Lyr

close mventit the loss of two

The Paks have a decisions.

a contest in Spuit with Luls formidable squad and may well Romero, European Cham-Jushur the Canneka night out of pion.

col-

pennant contention.

DEPLETED SIDE

winners.

Braver morning.

nut

Loops, Over in the Ladies'

de- are down for two HERBOA

afler This

youthful Ablong's

untamed the

vision this werk noon, Blm Pirates mcct Wildents.

Ho goc: back from Parin fo America where they want him

tomorrow's tus:le, In to fight Sandy Saddler in New

The Madcaps grapple with the

White Fangs take on tomorrow Los Angeles in Deremtorced landna York or

The Mighty M's will Clovers in what should afternoon. cember.

to be a close encounter. he fold "Back home,"

leid a digileted side ng some of league George Whiting in Glas-

their top players will be away

The Felines enter their affray "I reckon to fight at about

as top the Buccaneers Fow

with on service duties. 85 in the shade. Up here it's

favourites to win us they have kinda cool."

a better battery in Dolly Brown and Effle Babide and have also a stronger lue-up.

So it is in New York in De- ermber. But there Ortiz won't have to fight in the open air,

burc:

airliner

when in-

Mentor Hotlanda, tervi, wed, disclosed that he will be forced to field a scratch team

in

The

victory

TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1949.

ALL SET FOR THE TOUR

Three out of four go over the net in the flight formation of the Professional Tennis team. At a workout session in New York, before embarking on a 100-elty tour of the United States and Europe, are, left to right: Frank Parker, Pancho Segura, Jack Kramer and Pancho Gonzales.

WEEK-END FOOTBALL

Busmen Are Kitchee's Only Challengers

By "UNOMI”

Frank Butler's COLUMN

Was

Hillbilly Boxer

Married At 13

Latest sporting character to invade Britain is Pelo Mead, a 25-year-old fistic hillbilly, who, in spite of the devalued £, flew from America to tackle Dave Sands, the Empire Middleweight Champ, and lost. His next fight is with Randolph Turpin.

Mead, owner of a farm, was married when he was 18 to a bride the same age, because in the State of Arkansas, where this drawling fighter lives, they allow child marriages. He has a son of ten and a daughter of six.

In the Ozark Mountains most Bil Daly, Leo Savold's of the folk have wills in which | manager, had this to say: they make their -own #moon~ { "Those hillbillica from Ar- shine, and sing the hillbillies' kansas are sure touch babies. awn_songi "I'm a-feudin' an' I've seen Mead fight, and he's a-Aghtin'

up to standard. Not only can the kid fight, but he can box with a good left.. He stand up and punches with straight rights, too.

Tortoises Of

Golf Must Speed Up

SIGNED BY SEED Jimmy Seed has signed an- other South African for Charl- ton in John Héwie, 21-year- old Northern Transvaal back or half back At the player's request, the Charlton manager took forms to Pretoria

for

You club golfers-often wie's, signature. irritated during competitions with

new

But Howie has not compiled

.the

regulations by waits on the tee--will rushed through by the South FA in an attempt to find that under the new code African

of rules, coming into force stop poaching by English clubs, next year, the game will be no may not be eligible for o

speedier. Waits will

and faces possible suspension.

be clearance certicate to present

to the FA on arrival....

lessened.

Many players

fret

the pt

waste of Ume on the green. I

BUT NOT COLD

They

my

that

Canadian.

ond

protes- in exasperating to see sionals at tournaments pick up | Middleweight Champion George- their ball until their partner has Ross was once a gold miner, putted.

that he made a strikke. butted in, It la now laid down, in stroke Another prospector play, that when a ball on the and George rocked him to sleep, struck putting green Interferes with the only to find he hadn't

ball gold after all. play of another ball, the

Frank Smalles, former Eng- nearer the hole must be played

This Orst.

prevents those land and Yorkshire cricketer, fatmer. reis winning prizes as charges of "dishonesty" in placing a bull which sometimes Nine-year-old son Gerald müke the cows, but seven-year-old Today and tomorrow, First Division clubs, with the two midweek represen-

LONG-DRAWN ROUNDS Tom prefers to use his ski12 tative games finished, resume the search for League points. Kitchce are still leading arise.

Another rule has been intro- as a left-arm bowler

unduly alow Argentine footballers of the race with maximum points for all seven games played. Playing with the utmost confidence and sweeping all opposition before them, Kitchee are worthy of their topduced to check

play. All know golf tortoise, Lavallo FC staged a stand-still

the against Anything which prevents the strike

referee's place in local soccer.

Lai Shui-wing is still

four-or-more hours game, which decision when playing Sportivo The team is a mixture of youth and experience.

leading Sportiva, is prevalent in America, will be Belgrano,

7-0 at the time, welcome,

went on to brains behind the forward line and his prompting has in no small way led his team

It is to be officially win 20-0 to victory when they were up against stiff opposition.

record...

PROMISING

South China meel Navy Caroline Hill in what promises

thrilling

tween

tween

scam

the

gap between

"improved." week.

to-

is

be.

Eastern

Army

they

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who Jine

longer

As an Argentine

South Afrien

is still hoping with Great

It

in 130 A player

or his caddle recognized penalised if he are

move a ball during, a search Already being suggested that players will be kicking the that golf matches

similar to the Ryder vigorously Britain, rough much more

can be arranged. when hunting for a lost bail,

the monotony of The position of the ball may be would breake

our losing to the Americans... Montrose's share of the gate BAN ON PRACTICE Point which has caused most in the first qualifying round of the Scottish Cup match against controversy is the reduction of

the Burntisland Shipyard was. the penalty for a ball lost, out of bounds, or unplayable from 2s. 6d. out of a total of 45. 11d, we have the when will stroke and distance to distance

that £30,000 transfer?. Now only.

Practice is banned on a course Gerry Bowler, Hull City's centre

has Бесп

for capped during stroke competition day, half,

Interna- Hull have except on

special practice Ireland, ground. Players will be unable tionals of four countries play. Carter to have a practice putt afler ng for them--Bowler,

(Scot Buchan (England). they have holed out..

Bruce Harrisland), and Jensen (Denmark). (London Express ServNCE) -(London Express Service)

Teunuel and Hutton worked hard, especially the latter tried to get his forward going, but they failed badly.

Brown was the only forward

dev!) with any

hes I him,

And strong elever dribbling und

player shooting making him a of class.

C

n

Greatest Value Yet

Kowloon Motor Bus have lost only one game this season and are determined to The Pandins nnd the

make a strong bid for the League Championship flag. The other teams cross hals tomorrow

gradually slipping down the League table and there is now a detinet Juflor Frink Poon's Oversena

the two leading positions and the third. Army have struck winning vein and have Leaguers are down to meet the

Cup, The season is still young, therefore they may youthful Delewares

recorded four successive victories. tomorrow morning and should come

still be in at the kill.

tooks the same trom every Today, the game int most appealing is the one at have now setiled down to play

footbull. Boundary Strert between CAA

ing clever methodical aru St Joseph's. CɅA

The players understand each their disappointed

followers other's play and it is delightfu

watch their combination, many times this season by their

Jine. poor showing and if they could especially in the forward

to beat the Saints to This should be a sure win for manage

Si be forgiven. the day all will

Clinu Man-chi and his men.

clever The inside men were The remaining game in the Joseph's will find it difficult to

individualists but they did not prove beat Yui Kai-yaa,

programme the gon-morrow's

muke use of their wingers. and Army keeper who is playing nag-

Studd The number of times If St presc.

the fact that Despite nificently

have won their last four games got a decent pass from Higgins hand. Joseph's can field their normal League team they should win they will have to be on their could be counted on one this game. Injury may prevent mettle against Eastern if them so doing and it may cost hope to chalk up another

hope then a point.

tory.

Árny are all for from the ba C'oncle C C. Lee's mistak

Yet Coach Bim Ablong has

team we expected them to CERDAN THE HERO

efforts are deally bearing fruit hopes of bringing of the initiat

this season. The talent is there You must know Marcel Cer

Pandus camp. the

for

but it is Individual talent, the hla youthful dan in his native France to ap

encounter proper understanding of The White Fangs-to be a preciate how big a milonni idot Parias have taken both of their

playing as last two outings and have recharges.

Po other's play when was the swarthy Rold-outhesk

The In- missing. team is still hulle their lae-up to good Covers encounter should be Galvin and Reid are still avail-

slawattury closely contested as both teams able for the Navy. Ko

still ex-hutcher

in Sit-bel-

hanging 1 Abbes 33 years ago, and now ventage. They should prove are well nintched. The Faugs keung, South China's

hospital at present Jury "hogey" is

think to be a match for the Madenps.

in pivot, is in hurler

around the Army camp. out have a strike killed in the French

missed In arou Tlampo and a fairly and will be greatly miss

with the determination to win defence. crash.

Dick Chung's Chung liwa Josette

5111 inese detence. side behind the

shown by the Army team re His boxing achieventcuts, hin

without boya will be given a golden strong defensive

services,

they will manage geniality and his family te opportunity to salvago their first her,

fancy the nippy South China cently with his wife and three sons

win when they tackle the

All-round player Thelma

forwards will manage to bang collect full points from Casablanca have made him the Cumbancheros. Both contestants.

few balls past Pratt and thus game.

SUPERIORITY most popular pugilist in France are in the loop basemant with Coelho is the star of the Clover

their team victory. On last week's form

Day RAF have an

Last Monday's Poppy rpentier,

excellent op- tury a victory standing to their team,

when the Clovers extended the

again once Cigme recording portunity

their Charity of

the Maker mobbed by yelling

strong St Teresa's nine to lose

when proved the fuperiority of youngsters in Paris. At Chateau

the out in a unrrow 7-5 verdict, the first win of the season

Chinese players aver foreigners four-leafed contingent should they oppose Club today at Soo- Thierry last year, when ne

football this In local training to neht our. Dick afternoon affair with the edge annex the tussle.

strong team, especially the for- Both teams felded the strongest

crowd to the put some more devil into their capacity

this play there is no reason why that were expected from 7-inning con-

bring should not Bob Hearther of the Spartans, strike outs in a

the game. -with Lakes the nod for the top per- test by whing 14-count

back to Kai Tak

Chau Man-chi was in a sela- in formance in last week's pro- MeTycireans in pliching a one them.

tillating mood. He weaved hit for hit game, Miranda Lo collect- gramme. Bob almost

Tomorrow, Kitchee supply and out past opposing player banged out ned the sole hit off Tlampo.

the opposition to Commandos. homer, wo doubles, and a single

As

go at the goal when he was clearly seen from their and wasn't frightened to have

shooting which the within of the Jaguars showing last Wednesday, Spartans to their Vic Pedruco TANTER Alec James into the to pace the

hockey held. He has ad- | Arst win of the season.

was just one

out away from Commandos

scored both dressed the London Hockey

pitching fume 'n the fussie team and without the services the Rest victory, each gual bo-

Cumbancheros. of that the Circle membership open to Centre felder Yeung Yeuk-against

of the cannon-ball variety, Anyone belonging

club sing was the hero in the Over- Vic had a hillea ball game un-

the ball crashing into the net, within 20 miles of London-on seas upset of the Canucks in a two were out in the seventh

The player in question, High-giving Pratt, the Services goal- before rellable Fred "Soccer tactics and training and close 3-2 decision. Yeung singled stanza

LA centre-forward,

Keeper, no chance of saving. how they may be appiled to in the telog run in the seventh Diesta punched a single to mar nursing an injury and will be The display. of young Santon. hockey"

for came up in Pedruco's herculean feat.

player, et left- stanza and then

tomorrow's the St Josep!! Positions on the field are the the clutch to move the winning

therefore I have no half was a revelation. He was Came,

From hesitation in, marking d down the best same in both games and tactics run into scoring position in the

mon on the field. are a'milar in many respects, ninth frame.

Bill Folowell pitetud bril-home win for Kitchee,

statt to finish he was full of alongside "Gard jant ball for the USS though hockey has retained the

KOWLOON "DERBY"

energy and, playing

Kitchee and Sherry Bucks was again in Iners Bay" in their anal ap

A Kowloon "Derby" Kamu members of the

..

George Whiting

hon

$9.49

natre.

The Baseballers Anel was powerful

Turpin, every man, woman and child in the Marne Valley seemed to derive personal pride

from his presence among them.

Lorry loads of workers' de- manded, and got, his autograph on their trade union cards.

in nn Braves clash

even

give

The

club

Aren't

b

to

this

season.

It Happened Last Week wards, and it the RAF attack teams possible and treated lie

ALEC JAMES ON HOCKEY the cycle.

attacking contre-half

the

he Griffin

to

Boccer? Alex James should find

out,

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was He gave

Both as an

in Hongkong. Meeting place of the Circle is the limelight as he hurled the pearance

Tavern. Villiers Saints to 7-3 win over the relieved, Ski Zelinak! In the takes place at Boundary Street KMB teams, it seemed to bring Street Charing Cross, I wonder Madcaps to enable the Joeys to first inning and hurled 6-2/3-in-when Polico meet KMB... This out the best in him. If hockey has anything to he was. the he faced 22 batters and whifted counter with both teams going excellent.

Hung Hing-yuk held

vice-like burler Josette six of them. He held Chung all out for victory. The Bus- new high for Hwa to nary a hit in his stint men, who always seem to Beld alusive Highton la a

grip and blotted him out of the pleture completely. The all- tha Rest round superiority of team was clearly seen when for half of the second the whole they had to play without the Bervices of Ko Po-koung, who Inters the was injured prior to t val

White Fang

Expedia Sorulce). Tlampo set a

Mister Conquest

AND SO CASTLE MCGINK PREPARES FOR

WE'RS' AFTER HAVING

UPPER TEAR:

MMAUL

SCORPION

FOR MEDINKY

NOW WHAT HAPPENS TO BUNGLERS

"I'M TILED OF ALL THIS FOOLING. I WANT CONQUEST AND THE GUL BROUGHT KEEP FOR MU

TO DEAL WITH.

AN ENGLISH HOUSE-PART

MB DARLIN

London Express Berrics)

They did the most of th tacking and wijen, the Services did become dangerous the roel-like defence of the Rest onslaughts

held out Bgains adel

on Yul Yu-lak's

NOT UP TO SCRATCH The Services team did not play up to scratch. Pratt play ed a grand game between the sticks and was bury for the radst of the afternoon I think lan much better Tight-back anxl his talent was warled in the rear portion

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