The Tribune

CONDOLENCES

TO HANNA FAMILY

SMALL in stature but with a big heart, Ambrose ‘Cabbage’ Hanna was the forerunner of the great Bahamian triple jumpers. However, the sporting community mourns his passing after he died on Sunday, September 28. He was 89.

Born in Virginia Street in Nassau, Hanna volunteered for the 2nd World War. He was accepted into the First Bahamas Batallion of the Caribbean Regiment, training first in Jamaica and then in Virginia. They went to Naples and eventually settled in Egypt. While in Egypt, Ambrose was coached by the chaplain of his regiment Canon Maxwell of Jamaica for inter regiment competition in track and field.

Hanna became a champion in the sprints as well as the “hop, step and jump,” now called the triple jump.

Upon his return home, Hanna joined the Westerner’s Sporting Club and was the team captain during the Empire Day Sports meet in 1946. It was then that the triple jump was first introduced to the Bahamas by Hanna.

Eleven years later in 1957, Hanna was selected to the Bahamas team at the West Indian Federation Games in Kingston. Five years later the Bahamas won its first medal in a field event, a bronze in the triple jump by Prime Minister Perry ‘Gladstone’ Christie.

Hanna’s son Steve participated in the triple jump at the World Championships and Olympic Games. He won several CAC Games and CAC Senior Championship titles in addition to two NCAA titles. He will certainly be missed by the sporting and especially the track and field community.

SOFTBALL

NPOTSA ACTION

THE New Providence Oldtimers Softball Association is scheduled to continue its regular season with the following games at the Archdeacon William Thompson Softball Park, Southern Recreation Grounds, over the weekend:

Saturday

11:30am - Da Boyz vs

Sigma Crusaders

1:30pm - Proper Care vs Hardy XO

3:30pm - Home Boys vs Dozer Pros

Sunday

1pm - Hardy XO vs Proper Care (if necessary)

2:30pm - Dozer Pros vs Home Boys

4pm - Sigma Crusaders vs D Boyz

Note: The time can change to 1:30pm and 3:30pm on Sunday, if Proper Care wins on Saturday.

After an injunction was taken out on the league by the Crusaders, they lost and so they were levied with the default and are out of the postseason.

SOFTBALL

BANKERS LEAGUE

AFTER taking a break from the field this past holiday weekend, we have a power-packed schedule for you this Saturday. The schedule is as follows:

10:30am - BAF Financial vs CIBC FirstCaribbean

(BAF leads this series 1-0)

12:00pm - Scotia vs Fidelity (Fidelity leads this series 2-0)

1:30pm - CIBC FirstCaribbean vs BAF Financial

3pm - Fidelity vs Scotia (if necessary)