1950-08-26 — Page 13

NEW GADGET FOR CYCLES Softball

A new idea for the springing of pedal cycles has been put on the market by the Palace Industrial Cor- poration of London. It consists of a pair of shock absorbers with rubber friction surfaces which are clipped to the end of each fork, front and rear, to form a floating linkage between the forks and rear spindles. The picture shows a cycle, fitted with the shock absorbers, being ridden down the Duke of York's Steps in London.-Central Press Photo.

Bruce Harris would like to see..

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FIVE TESTS STAGED IN PERTH

Crowds There Barrack Less

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1950.

Chatter

BY "STARDUST””

SOFTBALL IS RIDING HIGH ONCE AGAIN!

But The Femmes Are As Elusive As Ever

Softball is riding high again! Several friendly games have been played lately. The official opening date for what promises to be the best season yet is set for September 10. There are several new teams, not- ably the South China Athletic Association.

But the ladles-though there may be enough of them at the Annual Ball— are a little shy. The biggest disappointment to date has been the lack of response to the Ladies' League. Seven teams only are entered.

16 for the

Fifteen teams have entered for the Men's Senior League and Junior League, There were two Ladies Lengues last senam and as the present en- try has not been satisfactory it was decided to combine the two,

Clubs the game.

most of returning to

over the working out The

entered are

The all powerful St. Joseph's (been teams

Uru back week and are shaping up nicely Men's Senter League-Man- and the Americana

Their experience needs for the cominenterment of lesquel capa, Jautrs, South China AA, again. Reds (ex Daredevils), Haves no introduction in local suftbait.netivities. They have (last year's champlaus), Fans who witnessed the games last year's teams Canucks, St. Joseph's, P. 1. played by those two Dodgers, Panthers, Hongkong ot year will enjoy the same! Baseball Club, Hongkong Pande "Black". Overseas Chinere, St. Teresa, St. Joseph's Old Boys and Americans.

this chaches star-studded, who Saints lollar infield.

year. They ure FRIENDLY CAME TODAY

expecially have n million

the

A pre-season friendly tusale! in slated for this afternoon when; Men's Junior League-South PJ. Dodgers, St Joseph's Old the Braves, last year's cham- China AA, Blackhawks fast Doys and the Panthers are the plons who will be making their

this Appearance

season, year's cliampion), Vikings, other three new inchisions for first

Langle with The Funkt Hexes, Mustangs, Wilder's, P. 1. the Senior League. They are randas "Black". The tilt will Dodgers, Delawares, Gratas, compunel mestly of youngsters

Associa in the be played off on the "White", who had been playing Houghenst Pandas

tion's

Park, ground, Klug's Falcons, St. Junior League last year. Dragons, Teresa, Overseas Chinese and Madcaps. Hongkong: Pandas commencing at 4.30 p.m.

"Black". Overseas Chinese and This afternoon's game should Aces.

for provide zome interesting soft- Ladies' Leaguen:-Canucketter. | St. Teresa are just raring Wahoos (last yeur's Senior the curtain to rise on the coming hall and is well worth a trek

Squaw pennant campaign. They have out to King's Park precincts. champions). Pirates,

Mine

KOMMEN, White Fangs and St."

plons).

(last year's Junior chara-

Speculation is, of course, rite As to the composition of the various teams who are to parti- elpate in the League that "the enemy, as it trength of the

were, may be aged and plans for the attack" nade. As en-

Jast week, tries only closed ars at th mement able only brief

review

kive

I

t!

the composite strength of thei various teams in

Leugur.

the Senior

NEW BATTERY

LET'S BEAT THOSE

TACTICS

RIO WITH FOOTBALL

Says JOHN MACADAM

A

FRACTION

TOO LATE

Arthur McIntyre, deputising for the injured Godfrey Evans and playing in his first Test Match, makes a spectacular leap to take a high return from Reg Simpson as Frank Worrell just scrambles home in the Gnal test match against the West Indies at the Oval-Central Press Photo.

No Hero's

For

Reg

Welcome Harris

Sandy-haired Reg Harris, having just won the World Cycle Sprint Champion- ship for the second time, had no "conquering hero" welcome when he arrived at London Airport.

was a small That was all.

He was met by a few reporters and photographers, and there group who congratulated him as he was being interviewed. For Harris it was just another

of Europe to another-and he is getting quile ured to it now, He told me that already this year i he has travelled about 48,000 miles by car and aeroplane to and Iron his eyele races.

From the airport Harcks and wife got inte s young blonde his big pale blue sports saloon car and started off on a high- speed ride to their home neur Manchester. That night Reg meeting Arle van Well, the boys appear to be talking themselves serious. Harris was

Vhet, the Dutchman who he and, as far as can be gathered from the various sources knocked est in the final of the available, they are determined to start their silly exertions championship at Liege.

"Van Vllet will stay at my in the middle of the Soccer monsoon period.

The Scots, who are always ahead in these Soccer house, just as I stay at his when

friendly rivalry," matters-den't you think?-started earlier, and their am a Holland. numerous juniors have been at it hard for the past 12 They also use one another's curs. months, apart from one very torrid Tuesday during Gina gow Fair which they call the Close Season.

The Brave!, 1949/5 Cham- pins, and two-time champions of the Juntor Loop, have a newly,

attery in Johnny Alvares pre- war pitcher of Club de Recreio, ond George Gulteres, in of Dri A. P. Gutieres.

George, whours hind-snatching worked his High School in the enon, will be sporting the livery States to several victories last of Charlie Ole Loss Figuerilo's

Gillingham

Those

It is a very

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recent

Bedser was not above asking advice from the old timer about the setting of a feld and the right way to bowl to this or that batanan.

Mourice, who in landlord of an inn at Rotherfield, Sussex, 18 also coach ut Tonbridge School. Ile is sorry that neither of hix ons is eager to play cricket seriously.

Yount Michael (17) is a Iuntural, too," he says.

NEW RECRUIT

United States team in championships here.

of the The only member British team to have played in the United States in Curtis Cup match in Mrs Jessie Valen- tine, mother of a two-year-old

A new recruit to quarter. boy. Miss Frances Stephens, miling next season will be however, has American

Oxford University Fecretary perience, having paid a private Nick Stacey, who has just had visit last year.

ex-*

injury.

to give up for the rest of the

muscle After the Curtis Cop match at Bearon because of a Harris sald.

BulTalo (September 4 and 5)

It has been Stacey's intention the women go on to the Amen

to move up to the quarter and CD women's championship at

he is to much better over the Atlanta.

220 yards than in the shorter a good print it is probably move.

HOPE TO WIN

Rather less than five weeks from now 17 cricketera→→ five of whom have not yet had notice to buy their evening and tropical kit...will sail for Australia. For the profes- Bionals the financial reward is £850 plus expenses: for

Hrave this year. He will lo

balloo found the answer to this con- But, Saturday, the the amateurs £200 pocket money again plus expenses.

theh strength to the Braves

really went up with all 92 Foot-stantly repeated manoeuvre and,

The Curtis Cup team, of in Compared with the rewards of a star boxer aæ golfer

slutging power.

until they do, they will never the Caronia, do not feel that

of taking The Braves will be function-ball League clubs, including the

fortner non-Lengua! be certain

rightful their quest is just another of this is just chicken feed, but let us cense for the moment

alt of last year welcomed

Atlantic crossings In the to be critical about finance and team selection and booking with

players plus the above mention-cubs, Seumhorpe, Shrewsbury, control over this kind of side,

(they Jost their

interests of international sport into what lies ahead of P. R. Brown and his 16 nien.

My two

THE ANSWER

ending in the loser's nie. The Jaguar, perennial rivals League dates in 19383, and Cal-

What is the answer?

In this They are young. vigorous and going into battle the hip three bottene, Sang, Misbane to the Brees, will have practs on fioints in wenther that opinion, nothing but football sound players who have over- I have made

December

Sydney times, sought to knew. The

... football that is made up of come two of the stronged of the full itinerary, 1 belleve, is stili nenin tan Aetradan XI. De tienly

up in the Play-Offs always notoriously more suit-

wing halves who can attack, In- confidentia. In all the pins render 19), Meth are mucha isť a

Now, how are they going into side forwards who can forage pattern and no ere era “Te 1. Det

last year, with the exception of able for sunbathing.

mentor

Ollie their old

for the ball and hold it when Vahatties Your guess is as good as Chard Frank two-day recrpt 1 given away in saying with

"Samba" Corres at break), Sydney, it that the Corty Suive

whe, I understand, have signed any other one but thi, goes is they have got it, and wingers who can use the wings right TAL January

that the me all pint into lettle Frnant in rather over there thirel

e for the Mademp. Their new

doven to the last inch short of weelts of L Inovel and then ra-manaf uelightful tortnight, phy a match against Western Ad laid- (berh Test. Plenary at employed the services they have for the past three the corner flag and then hit the Australia arl ones me two coun-81,

fully Melbetw

11).

an

the me

chester,

pound that

for

1 taberto More, one in preisely the same way as

of a battery in the personsherations,

try disquets before going up more carti Text. Felmmary 23. of Jeek Tron, formerly of St. the lin

And

TI

between

I regtare - Perth, in the wizle, junts to up-country motenes, į meandering Swan Itver, as the eluding at flest city iti Australia. Iapital, Canberra. would like to all live Test: transplanted there.

EX-DAREDEVILS

ball on the ru

That rart of thing would spilt They will have prepared for

funnel- Tere, and Herold Iru of the the start of the reason with lots any of this pattered,

around Tappin!

the old back defensive system that ap while ovens Chinese,

to ne! of head-

our ntinels Bu ground. with a lot tennis and quick bursts and moxed. the Federal

physirni jerks and the

Let go by a means think of positions gamut of get-fit from (to borrow : maintaining League a phrase) A to Z.

How we have got them and keep the old weather eye on the Cup- but let the coaches and teniners prestige of think also of the British football. It is important and easy enough to maintain.

more in Zealand, the re will be The Western. rs are jakten on Now their evanke). but are leslimer, spevelior, reptione

alt it h the able. feverth Sydn vite. They arrack 1.

MIDNIGHT BARBECUE

The Reds ces-Daredevils) are In addition to about 25 punes à tamcn of eporting ball players

stave a procid torentant of cricket with 1`'t

NOT TOO LATE thean, elven

year. With

late It isn't too

to suggest peutically the stone squad thint į

Corvine last in they that something might to have ape still canalele of being

abern etened in the recent World to other

terms. They Cup matches in Rio against the threat will be mange by Tong Silva Continental-type sides.

And it certainly isn't too late whe war er big bun last year,

South Chin AA is a new for League clubs here to adapt

traditional football Club that was recently alliated their Nor can

the Aciation, They are re-science to a style that would be puted to be toplight ball effective not unly here against players. So their entry focal competition will be await- tains!

How any time we that he all tape tex Pu upstandin

drink the wth of M12,

his merry me Besider, the Westerners take own and

and

us about the countryside an en- i cannot be calculated, tertainingly,

time they the din we shall have to end

arranged midnight barbecue from the hi at Sydney. for us a form in the back- Woods,

11 i::

the

TOUGH TIMES

into native

pre-

burt alko

Opposition.

the Continental-type

the

next mum-

ed with keru interest. David opposition we will meet in the Lo is the mentor of the team. course of the season in repre- Tough tim understand that

to by endured

The Cantek will have all ofsentative matches.

There F. R. Beir 1948/49

Is. furthermore, fourers.

Champions teain. their sile only by good MCC are atting more to the air this tour, which run. Len Ilution, Godfrey "Celffee Baker of the defunct challenge of the world in the will

night's hop to Evans, Deans Compton. Dourne Pak Sports Club has rejoined Exhibition matches

will Beder are them. They

Is the time for and Alee

be mer, and now 4:50 Adelaide instead of a three-day | Weight train journey. This, to those Brendy chosen who have strengthened by the inclusion of the British clubs to start groom-

"Modest" Khan,

also of the in themselves to receive it. ml, is a pity.

njoyed it all before,

defunct Tak Sports Club, Khan First lesson of the Rio tour

the Continental as was that a prominent part played catcher for the Fakialan squad Latin-American sides have taken aver our stopper centre-half

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I used to like that leasurely three-day jaunt by rail across the Nullarbor (no tive) plain, with its halts at depots with outlandish names and its meet-

with

aborigines.

Is there a pianist amony: he chosen? if not, in the interests

and

of the cheerfulness of the whole last year. party, the MCC ought to send From what I hear the fine-up Iden evolved by Herbert Chap- of his of the Canueles is a powerful man and adapted it in a manner out irrespective onc cricket.

they should be hot which that Derbyshiny,

not

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REALLY,

DARLING, THERE ARE DAYS WHEN ITY AUDILY MISERABLE BEING MARRIED TO A SPORTS PAN

executive did of one and Worthington, dejccted looking

ured to be worth contenders for carrying off the envisage. It was enough for him like policeman to have опе his considerable weight in gold "Doe" Molthen Shield.

Roberts dominating and killing And so to Adelaide, elty of ****

on this recount alone. I re-

FIVE PADRES

the centre of the field. Don Bradman and the Arst..

member this cheerful cricketer

A gang sure to fight tenth and match against South Australia, standley

depol at ruilway.

lo full autographs

therall from start 25-

Molthen's Haseballers, policernen dominating and killing ARMY BOXING dozen during JAUNTS UP-COUNTRY

a midnight balt, "Doc"

I understand "Doc" will have all activity "How I wish," le murmured,

the services of Ave Padres, two Itself. the begins Then

glenntac

of them of the pre-war mwing-swang south to cost and "tint my name was Woo."

Mohawks. north and back again - Mel-

| rigning

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The Continentals start from Bre there and Anish by having seven

In the Kon area

A trip to Sweden, plus home Our boys, for all their bril Axtured against Danes, Welsh liant approach work, never quite men and the London ABA, RO

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among the attractions open 10 young amateurs who make the grade In Army boxing next ren-

Two matches have been ar

1cpms ranged against Swedish

in Stockholm on January 7 and in Gothenburg on January 13.

By November 30, when they box London at the Albert Hall, the soldiers should have settled down to the kind of form re- quired for their annual match n fortnight later against oldest international boxing op- ponents, the famous Sparta BC, of Copenlingen -

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The Danes will meet Army at Allershot on Decem- ber 12, and have a second match, against Imperial Services at Portsmouth, two days later,

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MAURICE AND ALEC

Not often does Maurice Tale! have time nowadays to wash his old comrades of the Supe County side. But he was seei at the Surrey match at Hastings in deep

conversation with his

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England medium bowler, Alee Bedser.

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