THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 14, 1938,
SOFTBALL HARDIHOOD IN THE WORLD'S CHAMPIONSHIP
EYE WITNESS ACCOUNT OF THRILLS
IN TOURNAMENT
MAJOR ACCIDENTS IN A
“SISSY”? GAME
(By "SHORTSTOP").
THOSE who are ready to belittle the hardy game of Softball by referring to it as the schoolboy's game of "Rounders" "Oh, we used to play it when we were kids!” have found to their cha- grin, when attempting to play this sport, that there is much more to it than that which meets the eye.
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Hardened baseball players who are used to the catching of the small 9 inch ball experienced difficulty at the outset in hanging on to the larger 14 inch one. The distance, shortened by half, between the pitcher's mound and home plate, proved a stumbling block to many batters.
But, when the ball connected, infielders had more to handle in sizzling line drives in this sport, and an incorrect judgment not only caused an error to be chalked up to the fielder, but he would be very likely incapacitated with an enlarged finger-joint.
Harry D. Wilson, recounting monnu
in
the highlights of the champion-[ ships of the previous season the United States, in Spalding's Athletic Library, says that the tournament was unique in many respects. Superlative pitching was the order of the day as the games got under way, with pit- cher Cummings of the Imperial Valley Merchants of El Centro (California) team being the first to enter the ball of fame by blanking the Raleigh (North Carolina) entry with Nary a hit
or run.
-FANCY HURLING
"Shifty" Gears of Rochester cer- tainly proved a machine that the opponents could not wreck. Shifty merely fanned the first fifteen bat- ters to come up to the plate. He then gave way
ay to Witziman, who fanned six in the next two innings. Twenty-one put outs, no less, for the catcher!
O'REILLY'S FIVE WICKETS
FOR ONE RUN!
Brings About Remarkable Change In Match
Adelaide, December 20.
A brilliant bowling spell by W. J. O'Reilly, who took five wickets for
about a remark- one run, brought able change in the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia here to-day.
New South Wales lost their last". four wickets for 45 runs and were all out for 337. South Australia made a good start and, with the total at 145 for one, looked like making a good score. O'Reilly, suddenly finding his length, puz- zled the batsmen to such an extent·· that he sent back five for one run. He finished the day with five for" 18.
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of fielding profiency are much greater than în baseball. Sure, it's "Coon" Rosen, the Magic Chef softball at least that's the name hurler from the Chicago metro of the game! nevertheless the politan area, also furnished, some tournament wound up with one tense movements when he enacted nose broken by a batted hall and the iron man role of the tourna several discoloured opties ment, pitching in three games in one day, and winning all three. He had two complete games on his cre dit side and then astounded the as-- sembled customers by relieving a mate_who_faltered in the third game his team had to play
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There have only been two major REGATTA
accidents in the local League, and they were unfortunate ́occurences
resulting, in one instance, from DATES
playing in too small a field where a fielder fell on the clubhouse steps land broke
ankle, an
and in the
The players seemed total disregard for life and limb other instance, by a newcomer to
London, December
Telephone 30986.
It was decided to delete Rule 10 of the Regatta Rules, which read: "No eight-oared, four-cared or pair-
The 1988 Henley Royal Re-pared crew shall be allowed to com- and, my! how they played to win the game who threw his bat with gatta will be held on June 29 and pete if within four weeks prior Tom Bitcham catching for the full force at the catcher after mak 30 and July 1 and 2 This was the commencement “of the rega
ing a hit. There have been com decided at the annual meeting of plaints after every game of finger the stewards yesterday,
and they are the most which Lord Desborough presid-
Memphis lads, did not hesitate
common acicdents of the game that has been grossly stigmatized 28 effeminate.
at
moment when a foul tip went, be yond a bench and apparently out. of reach. Executing as next a swan dive as you or I could care to wit- ness, - he landed, on his ear and
The report of the management hung on the ball, which he apear-
Accidents are bound to happen committee stated that there were ed as he went sprawling over the in any sport and it is wonder tha 116 entries for the last bench. All for deal old Coca Cola! there were not more in this one but there were nine “scratch.
Too numerous were the fielding here. Many are playing it for the ings." The new arrang thrills to sin out espe
in first time and it is to their credit garding the draw for the Ladies' stances of efficiency. However, all that they have caught on to the Plate appeared to have met with in all, it strikes us that the gema game so quickly and efficiently. general approval.
the crew shall have been coach during any: practice in row! controlled or directed in traini dered an any person, not cont teur oarsman, sculler or ears under Rule
The resignation of Major W, H. Baril ne secr,
take effect from the end of 1988--
John Henry Lewis, the world's cru
•hrachampions
of Cleveland, on points in a round bout at Cleveland: