THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 15, 1937.
A VERY IMPORTANT
SOFTBALL QUESTIONS
AND THE ANSWER
FIELDER CANNOT BLOCK BASE-RUNNER
TO-DAY'S SOFTBALL "SPOTLIGHT”
(By "SHORTSTOP")
IN recent Softball arguments held during "post mortems," a question came to the notice of this column, and we are able to give enthusiasts the official ruling by Spalding. The question is: "Is a fielder permitted to block a runner off a base?” And the official ruling is:-"Only when he actually has the ball in his possession. Otherwise it con- stitutes an interference and entitles the runner to the base "
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Rule 25, Section 5, states a base-runner is entitled to a base "if | he is prevented from making a base by the obstruction of a fielder, except when a fielder is trying to field a batted ball, unless the field-
er has the ball in his hand ready to touch the base-runner.
The ball is still in play as far as other base-runners are con- cerned, affecting the runner interfered with after he has reached the base to which he is entitled because of the interference.”
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With the proximity of the end. The local Softball League might of the season, there are only well be proud of a man of George's four more weeks before the last calibre at the helm and need have! League game will be played. [no apprehension as to how, League With the assurance that follow affairs shall be conducted. ers of this column would enjoy
-reading more about those who are in the local limelight in this sport, we are offering two “spot- lights" every week until the con- clusion of the season.
TO-DAY'S "SPOTLIGHT” We give you today the President of "the H. K Softball League, George Lake Chow. George has a penchant for presidencies and can always be found running something
or other. The old bromide: "Let SEMI-FINALS OF
George do it!" fits him perfectly, and the truth is that he is more than
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willing to help a good cause by CHAMPIONSHIP
hammering at delinquints to attend
Club meeting, or to turn out for pratice, or for anything at all. That's George!
And he is so much alive to the responsibilities of a presidency that they rest heavily on his shoulders. But, he says, his should- ers are broad, and he can take it More power to George!
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The semi-final rounds of the Kow- Agents:- loon Golf Club championship re sulted in F. E: A. Remedios defeat- ing A. J. Dennis 3 and 1, and W. Taylor defeating E. D. da Roza on
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Born in Moosejaw, Saskatchewan. the last green. Canada, on October 17, 1911, he The annual President's and Cap- attended grade school and Central (tains match will be played on Sun- Collegiate there, where many forms day next, December 19. The follow- of athletics, as well as indoor ing are the starting times: sports, took up much of his spare time in his earlier youth. However, he wasn't as prominent in baseball and softball during those days, what with ice-hockey, soccer, swim- ming, track and basketball absorb- ing most of his attention.
9.04 W. A. Stewart, T. B. Paton. 9.08 A J. Dennis, A. A Lopes. 9.16 P. K. Stott, E. F. Fincher. 9.12 J. McKelvie, G. P. Murphy. 9.20 C. Barry, S. Jex 9.24 C. G. Anderson, J. F. Smedley. 9.28 E. O. Murphy, E. Christensen 9.32 E. C. Fincher, W. J. Woolley. He was in the collegiate basket-
9.36 W. Bastin, W. Kershaw. ball team that won the Junior City 9.40 E. W. Gardiner, E. H. Watts. championship of Saskatchewan in 9.44 T. Henderson. G. C. Moss. 1927, and he was the runner-up in
9.48 J. E. R. Humble, L. J. Cave. diving at the YMCA. Provincial 10.06 J. M. Boyd. CW. L. Cole.
10.02 W. Stoker, H. R. Billings. Meet that was held at Regina, the 10:10 T. C. Lee, J. Kirwin.
capital, that same year. George is
also a gymnast of no mean note,
and is adept at the parrellel bars. LIGHT BLUES
CIVIC-MENDED.
He has been in Hong Kong since
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1931, and is now connected with UNIVERSITY
London, To-day.
the National City Bank of New York. As George can always be re- lied upon, and because of his popu-
A very close Rugby struggle was larity, and the fact that he is one witnessed yesterday when Dublin of the staunchest members of the University beat Cambridge Univer- Canadian Chinese Club, he was
{sity by two tries (6 points) to elected its President for the years.
goal (5 points) in their annual 1935-36.
match. uter
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