THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 23, 1937.
These bats looked big enough to produce plenty of hits for the Di Maggio brothers, Vince (Left) and Joe, Vince has just signed up again for the Boston Braves, while Joe will be in his second year with the New York Yankees. They met recently at St. Petersburg, Florida, when the Braves and Yankees were featured in a Spring training practice clash.
RAIN AGAIN INTERFERES WITH BASEBALL
Mize And Bonura Hit Homers
ONE AMERICAN LEAGUE GAME
| BASEBALL
New York, To-day:
Rain again' largely interfered with yesterday's Baseball League programme, being responsible for the postponement of three Ameri- can League encounters and National League clashes.
two
Big scoring featured the encoun- ter between the Cardinals and the keds, Mize clouting a four-bagger for the former, who won by 14 to 11.
Zeke Bonura, the Braves' home- run leader, secured his first four- bagger this season, when Boston beat the Browns in the American League by 6 to 1.
H. W. "Bunny" Austin, above, was fully extended in the final of the Men's Singles event at the Herga Tournament, Harrow.
ROGERS WINS DUEL OF GIANTS
London, March 31.-In a clash be- The following matches were tween two giants G. L. Rogers, who postponed: American League
is 6ft. 7in. tall, defeated C. T. Tin- Washington and New York; Boston ling, who is only two inches short- and Philadelphia; Cleveland and er, in the second round of the men's Detroit. National League Phi- singles at the Paddington Club's ladelphia and Boston; New York tournament at Maida Vale yester→ and Chicago.
day. This is one of Tinling's best The following were yesterday's performances and it was due to his results:-
NATIONAL LEAGUE
R. H. E.
St. Louis
14
*14
Mize hit a homer. Cincinnatti
11-
14
3
Pittsburgh Chicago
4
10
1
2
· 10
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston
6
7
Zeke Bonura hit a homer. St. Louis
1
5
-Reuter.
0
hard driving on the forehand that the Irishman had to play his hard- est to win.
Madar To Assist K.C.C.
A. MADAR, the well-
T. known. Shanghai Interport
soccer and cricket player and K.C.C. cricketer, made his first appearance on the latter's bowls green a week ago last Saturday. He played bowls in the Shang- hai League for the Recs. for the last three years prior to his ar- rival in the Colony.
FINCHER & RUMJAHN MEET TO-DAY
EXCITING CLASH
ANTICIPATED
SHEK-O GOLF CLUB DEFEATED BY ROYAL NAVY
Four Ball Match On Wednesday
The Royal Navy beat the Shek-O Club by 12 to 10 in a golf match on Wednesday. The match was a four, baller over 18 holes (twice round the Old Course), and the detailed results were as follows:
BEST EXPONENTS played at Shek-O OF COURTCRAFT
(By “ADREM”)
After a long period of exceed- ingly dull tennis, we should at last have some semblance of a -decent game when S. A. Rum- jahn meets E. C. Fincher in the Open Singles Semi-Final this afternoon.
Shek O Club Major R. D.
Walker H. G. Sheldon
G. B. G. Gifford
Hull
D. H. Blake
V
A. C. I. Bowker v D. Drummond Major Churcher v
V
V
Owing to a complete lack ofw. J. R. Cragg advance by the younger and less (S. A. Sleap experienced entrants for the tournaments, who have showed H. S. Hills
|L. C. F. Bellamy v themselves, without exception, to be a long way below the stand- D. MacAlister ard of the older stars, all of whom are now fast approaching H. R. Sturt the veteran stage, we have had inflicted upon us, numerous matches far too one-sided to be of any interest, and many tennis enthusiasts have been eagerly awaiting some such match as we should have this afternoon, be- tween two players who have proved themselves.
There is really very little to choose between Fincher and Rum- jahn, both have a wide range of strokes and both will storm the net
Lt. Colonel
Dowbiggin
Up Down
Royal Navy Capt. Whit-
marsh Surgn. Lt.
Steele Perkins
1
Lt. Comdr. Barry 3| Capt. Rushbrooke Comdr. Salter 4 Comdr. Wauchope
WE EXECUTE
PLUMBING REPAIRS
Pay Lt. Morant 2 PHONE Comdr. Arbuthnot
Engr. Capt.
Dibley
Major Bramall
Lt. Comdr.
Waymouth 3
Lt. Comdr. Helbert Rear Admiral
Sedgwick 7
Disbrowe
Comdr.
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at any opportunity. The latter's and even if the match is decided forehand is probably better than in straight sets, which is very, un- his opponent's, but to offset this, likely, intereat should be maintain- Fincher's service is easily the more ed until the end. reliable of the two and although it
is not a devastating weapon of at- I am inclined to favour Rum-
tack, it is shrewdly placed.
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As exponents of courtcraft, these better able, physically, to stand up two have no peers in Hong Kong to a gruelling match, than Fincher.
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