THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 20, 1937,

U.S. BASEBALL King Levinsky Too Easy

YESTERDAY

Athletics Get Mauling

At Detroit

New York, To-day. The following were the "results of yesterday's major League baseball encounters:—

NATIONAL LEAGUE

For Doyle

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STAMINA IN DOUBT Tough as Levinsky is his jaw must be made of steel-his stamina was suspect, as it must be after the many fights he has had.

bounced towards Doyle with SURREY

Iash-

for the first time his funny springs, so reminiscent of Donald Duck, and

ing fists and the fury of fresh and screaming victory. burat died down, to some extent, but he maintained the attack to the

2 man His

TRIAL

It never occurred to Doyle to re-end, and so succeeded in what must MATCH

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peat that punch. He continued to have been his single ambition from the end to lead with his left and the start-to avoid the indignity of to chop to the neck with his right a knock-out.

R. H.

E.

Philadelphia

5 11

Arnovich hit a homer,

Pittsburgh

4

9

1

Brooklyn

1

6

0

in the inevitable clinch that follow-

Chicago

3

6

oled.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

St. Lopis

Washington

Detroit

Philadelphis

Bridges pitched.

The game

000

2

12

9

18

1

9 12

0

5 3

and

between Cleveland

Boston was postponed owing to rain.—~~ Reuter.

LAST ROUND.

THE NOISES OFF

to

P. J. DICKINSON'S

BRIGHT KNOCK

London, April 28. The teams in the first Surrey trial cricket match, which began

Doyle's supporters elaim that Levinsky should have been dis- He is an amazing fellow. From qualified for holding. There is some his corner in the early rounds came 1truth in this. But Doyle also held an extraordinary sequence of noises.

at times, and I think he, too, might His seconds shouted in a language at the Oval yesterday, were com- have been cautioned.

I have never heard before. They posed mainly of young amateurs also had a special whistle and they and the junior members of the kept beating at a pail and banging ground staff, none of the senior the floor. The only memory one would pre-

professionals taking part. Evidently they were trying serve of this fight is that of Levin-arouse in him some of

Easily the best display of batting the fury came from P. J. Dickinson, who re- sky, jabbed almost into insensibil-(which characterised his earlier days. tired when he had made 50. ity, hardly able to stand, staging a But Levinsky never responded.

He remarkable last round.

He showed a pleasing discrimination In that 12th round he produced tion or inspiration......

was like a boxer deadened to emo-in picking out the right ball to hit and kept his drives well down. In Only his instinct to fight on re the last half-hour W. S. Surridge mained; and that was -in between local players and the tour-something to admire and remember. 6's and eight 4's. Off the last over itself scored a dashing 60, including three ing Siamese team.

The victory takes Doyle no fur- of the day he scored 24. J. C. Chef- P. K. Hui is unable to play in ther. Nothing he did last night fins and E. A. Bedser also made 50. There has been a slight altera- the singles on Saturday, and his would justify any hopes of his hav- Mr. Ealand's Side were dismiss- tion in the programme of badmin-place will be taken by M. A. Oliveira.ing improved. We must have stron-led for 126, and at the close of play ton matches to be played at the Hui will, however, partner T. C. ger opposition for our favourite Mr. Peach's Side, with four wickets Recreio to-morrow and Saturday, Lee in a doubles on Friday,

Irishman. This was too easy. in hand, were 134 runs ahead.

BADMINTON

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