[saligaonet] Saligao- Sports & Sportsmen-- of Yesrteryears--II.
SALIGAO SPORTS AND SPORTSMEN OF YESTERYEARS---I. Mr. Eutropio Pinto whom I had a chance to meet and talk frequently at his residence opposite Peggy’s corner, in Arrarim de Saligao ,was a good cricketer in his hay days in Uganda and cognoscente of sports and its various disciplines. He highlights the sporting activity of Saligao Sportmen of his times in his article, which was published in the Souvenir of the Mae de Deus Church during its centenary in 1973 . I felt it gives sufficient exposure to the talent prevalent in Saligao then , and elsewhere, and I hope our sportmen of to-day will make an effort to know their contribution to the game and emulate their example. This is how Mr. Eutropio Pinto begins his article. "The days have passed into weeks, weeks have elapsed into months, months have rolled into years, and we have come to the centenary year of our Church of Mae de Deus from 1873 to 1973. Apart from producing eminent sons, in politics, journalism, medicine, ophthalmology, law, commerce etc. the village has not lagged behind in all kinds of sports. We have had a galaxy of sportsmen spread through out the world whose performance are greatly admired by the leading sportsmen in the world and whose names have been recorded in the newspapers and sports magazines. The giant performances of a few top players were near international standard and one did reach that pinnacle in Hockey, and their skill and ability in the games they played were widely publicized. It would be tedious if I attempted to mention all the sportsmen who have brought laurels to the village. On the other hand, should I fail to name a few of the very best quality, then I should not be doing justice to their memory. Therefore I have decided to mention their names at the end of this article. The cream of Saligao sporstmen was mainly concentrated in the big cities of India and East Africa, where they had brilliant sporting activity. At one time we could raise independent sides at cricket and hockey, at different stations, and play other communities, combined or singly. Wherever Saligao eleven played, they always commanded respect and admiration and rarely tested defeat. When we played European clubs we were entertained lavishly and treated with dignity as real sportsmen, both on and off the fields. Our conduct and mannerism were greatly appreciated and lauded by the host teams. About 40 years ago, there was no organised form of sports in the village and present day opportunities and facilities were non-existent but the flame of enthusiasm and love for sports grew brighter and brighter in spite of the difficulties surrounding us, chiefly of proper equipment, transport and playing grounds. We used wooden planks or branches of oak-trees for bats, twine ball and bamboo sticks for wickets, and any piece of ground for pitch. We had the batting gloves or pads. So when the twine ball hit you on the skin, the fearful pain lasted for days and days.---Footbal---Once the bladder was spoiled , we used to fill the leather case with hey, drum-sticks, palm-leaves etc. We had to repeat this process once or twice a week, as the ball used to go soft after about 22 players kicking the ball towards one goal, with two backs and a goalkeeper against them. But when migrated to countries outside India, we had the proper equipment and other facilities at our disposal, we developed our natural aptitude fast enough to take command of the game we played"..to be continued. Compiled by Fr. Nascimento Mascarenhas.
[saligaonet] The Eel... and The Dog
The children of the Saligao Institute story-telling club requested me to put out their work on the Net. So here goes: The eel Once there was an eel Who lived in the sea Worms he ate for his meal While he jumped with glee. He went for a swim In the deep blue sea. There he found A Golden Key. [Gaby, Leanne, George, Nina, Suhail and Leticia] -- The dog Once there was a dog Whose name was Bog He met a forg Sitting on a log. Then one day, he went to the field Searching, looking for his meal He found a bone Which was his own. [Isabel, Riza, Victoria, Shanavaz and Tarika] Under the supervision of Giselle Lobo and team. FOOTNOTE: Stretch your kids imagination. Let them tune into stories narrated by a real-life person (and not a television!) The story-telling hour is open each Wednesday, from 5 to 6 pm, at the Saligao Institute. Frederick Noronha (FN)Nr Convent, Saligao 403511 Goa India Freelance Journalist P: 832-2409490 M: 9822122436 http://fn.swiki.net http://www.ryze.com/go/fredericknoronha http://www.livejournal.com/users/goalinks (GoaLinks Blog) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--W-E-B--S-I-T-E--=-=-=-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from Saligaonet | http://www.goacom.com/saligao_tinto/ * Send e=mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NOT [EMAIL PROTECTED]) * Leave SUBJECT blank <--- Commom Mistake !! * On first line of the BODY of your message, type: subscribe saligaonet YOUR.EMAIL OR unsubscribe saligaonet YOUR.EMAIL Questions/Problems? Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [saligaonet] Fr. Fox
Hey!! cold someone pls explain to little young me as to who these sixer's are? adn what this is all about?? i'm still all confused abt whats going on with annette.. for once i regret thaqt i'm young :-) > Ummm...we called ourselves - "The Sixers". Dont know about jovial!!! Alas > we are only 5 left in the various continents today. -- regards Ashley Ashley Delaney (Nothing prevents us from being natural, so much as the desire to do so) Abreovaddo, Saligao, Bardez, Goa. 403511 Yahooid: ashleywiz Ph: 2409580/44 , 9823118321 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--W-E-B--S-I-T-E--=-=-=-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from Saligaonet | http://www.goacom.com/saligao_tinto/ * Send e=mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NOT [EMAIL PROTECTED]) * Leave SUBJECT blank <--- Commom Mistake !! * On first line of the BODY of your message, type: subscribe saligaonet YOUR.EMAIL OR unsubscribe saligaonet YOUR.EMAIL Questions/Problems? Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [saligaonet] Fr. Fox
On Wed, 29 Sep 2004, Ashley Delaney wrote: Hey!! cold someone pls explain to little young me as to who these sixer's are? adn what this is all about?? i'm still all confused abt whats going on with annette.. for once i regret thaqt i'm young :-) Ummm...we called ourselves - "The Sixers". Dont know about jovial!!! Alas we are only 5 left in the various continents today. No excuse for not reading your mail properly ;-) Excessive use of the delete button means either ignorance stays bliss, or repeated returns to the Yahoogroups archive. Unless Annette is kind! FN =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--W-E-B--S-I-T-E--=-=-=-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from Saligaonet | http://www.goacom.com/saligao_tinto/ * Send e=mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NOT [EMAIL PROTECTED]) * Leave SUBJECT blank <--- Commom Mistake !! * On first line of the BODY of your message, type: subscribe saligaonet YOUR.EMAIL OR unsubscribe saligaonet YOUR.EMAIL Questions/Problems? Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [saligaonet] Remembering those who taught us...
How about Sr Veronica, Sr Lavinia, Miss Margarette, Miss Daureen, Francis / Savio, Julius, Edgar, Marina, Marissa, Carlusa.. do you remember our Geography / History teacher's name ? She punished us like Wow ! Seby Mascarenhas --- Zelma G DeSouza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi There ! > > Yes, I am tuned in and as I read your email below my > mind is already > racing back to some good old memories.. Shall put > down some few lines > together > > and email you. I think I may have a couple of > pictures of my school days, > ( will have to dig for the albums) will get them > across as well. I agree > the teachers who > > taught us, have made us what we are today and they > sure need to be given a > word of praise and a great big pat on the back for > all their efforts. > > > Names I think that could be included:- > > Sr. Pushpa > > Miss Aires ( lives somewhere next to Desire's house, > along the road that > goes to Salmona) > > Miss Hazel Vaz ( understand that she is no lomger in > Goa) > > Sr. Philomena ( No offence, but the stout and strict > one) > > Will be in touch. > > Cheers and Wish you all a great day. > > Zelma De Souza > Abu Dhabi. > > > > > > > > > > > > ALUMNI OF LOURDES CONVENT plan to say a thank you to > all those teachers > who > made us what we are. The function is planned for > Saturday, November 20 (10 > am > onwards) and we look forward to your involvement in > the same. > > Where-ever you are, please help > with the following: > * Write an article remembering > those who taught you, > or otherwise shaped the school to > be what it is. > We will compile these articles into > a small booklet, > photocopy the same, and share it > with our old teachers. > A small way of paying back, in a > tiny measure, all > the energy and efforts they > invested in us. > Zelma, are you tuned in? > > > > > > > __ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--W-E-B--S-I-T-E--=-=-=-=-=-= To Subscribe/Unsubscribe from Saligaonet | http://www.goacom.com/saligao_tinto/ * Send e=mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (NOT [EMAIL PROTECTED]) * Leave SUBJECT blank <--- Commom Mistake !! * On first line of the BODY of your message, type: subscribe saligaonet YOUR.EMAIL OR unsubscribe saligaonet YOUR.EMAIL Questions/Problems? Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
