THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 10, 1938.
THE INTERNATIONAL SOFTBALL FINAL
AMERICANS
HAVE
EDGE OVER THEIR
CHINESE RIVALS
YANKEES' 3 CLOUTERS
MAY TURN TIDE
ATTRACTIVE PRIZES WILL BE GIVEN
(By "SHORTSTOP")
Bill Woo, above, is first sacker for China in the International Softball Series. Bill is also hefty clouter, with a high batting percentage.
MR. SOPWITH TO RACE IN
NEGOTIATIONS have been completed by the sponsors of the International Softball Series, the Chinese Youth Medical Relief Association, to procure a suitable ground for the final. Through the courtesy of the Hong Kong Football Club, the 12-METRE CLASS final will be played on their ground on Sunday, February 20, at 2.30 p.m.
A large crowd of spectators is expected at Happy Valley to see the final game of this newly-formed sport in the Colony. That China and the U.S.A., are in this play-off augurs well for the pro- mise of an exciting game for the International championship of Hong Kong.
PURCHASE OF ALANNA
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annexing the International Soft- the famous larrupin' Tommy Kim, Sopwith has boughting in the
[BADMINTON
CHAMPIONSHIP PROGRAMME
Complete 1st Round Fixtures
The following is the programme for the 1st round of the Badminton Championships:
Wednesday, February 16
(Club de Recreio)
Men's Singles (6.30 p.m.) F. Tsang
v. J. A. Chen.
Men's Doubles (7 p.m.)
N. A. E.
Mackay and A. Chan v. C. K. and C. O. Lee.
Mixed Doubles (7.30 p.m.) H. A. Alves and Mrs. A. E. Castro v. M. A. Oliveira and Miss M. Sil-.
va.
Men's Singles (8 p.m.) S. Y. Hon v.
A. L. Fisher.
Tuesday, February 22 (Taikoo Club)
Men's Singles (6.15 p.m.)-N-A. E.
Mackay v. S. W. Clark. Men's Doubles (7 p.m.) J. A. Chen and F. Tsang v. F. H. Kwok and G. A. Smith. Mixed Doubles (7.45 p.m.). J. L. An- derson and Miss M. Griffiths v. R. Keown and Miss I. Cunning- ham.
Mixed Doubles
(8.30 p.m.) A. L. Fisher and Miss O. Ribeiro v. P. K. Hui and Miss U. Khoo. Thursday, February 24 (Taikoo Club) Men's Doubles (6.15 p.m.) H. A. Barros and H. A. Alves v. P. Y. Lo and J. Tsang.
Men's Singles (7 p.m.) J. L. Ander-
son v. C. Au.
(By Major B. Heckstall-Smith) London, January 7. Owing to there being no “J” class for big yachts of Endeavour's size Both teams are confident of Included in those line-ups were in the present year, Mr. T. O. M. the 12-metre ball Shield, donated by James J. and Chet King, and for all his Alanna to join in the King, an enthusiastic new-comer youthfulness, Earl managed to 12-metre class in British waters to softball and the manager of keep up to the high class calibre of [next summer. the Central British Association's the older members. Pui Ching were Alanna is nearly a new boat. She squad.
runners-up for the past two seasons, was built last year by Camper and AMERICANS HAVE EDGE and have a good chance of annexing Nicholson and designed by Mr. Although the American contin- the pennant this coming season.. Charles Nicholson. She took hardly K. TONG gent, have the edge on the Chinese
IN HOT CORNER
any part in the racing under her COMPLETE boys with their more experienced Earl will be seen in the hot cor- line-up, the latter team are holding ner for China in the International her speed is almost unknown, but it FIXTURES
former owner, Mr. Hartridge, and
many practises each week.
Softball Series. He has a good may be anticipated, that she will With only one heavy clouter in arm, and with experience should be practically equal to the other Bill Woo, who has been holding emerge into a first class baseball vessels of the class, which are ex- down the initial sack with distinc- |player. He has plenty of speed traordinarily well matched. tion during the season, China has for his age, and needs a little more to worry over at least three hitters control when he is on the mound. in the opposition, Hank Madigan, left fielder de luxe; Rex Rechstei- ner, of the windy alley; and Butch McCall, stalwart third sacker. These three boys are hefty hitters and there is nothing wrong with their soup bones!
ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMMES
Attractive programmes are being printed for this game, and the pur- chaser will be entitled to entrance
into the ground for the sum of COLONY TENNIS
fifty cents. It will also entitle
the holder to a chance of winning CHAMPIONSHIPS
a prize presented by the Shui Hing Company.
First prize will 1 be merchandise
to the value of $200, second prize
CLOSING DATE
Tennis players are reminded once will be worth $75, and third prize again that the entries for the Co the value of $25. There will fur-lony Singles and Doubles Champion- ther be thirty consolation prizes of ships, to be held on the II.K.C.C. $10 and $5 each.
"SPOTLIGHT"
Ear! Wong, third sacker of the Pui Ching Academy, and a mem- ber of the Vets Softball Club, was born 18 years ago at Newcastle, California.
Earl attended grade school at the place of his birth, and entered Placer Union High School, at Auburn, where his sports activi ties included basketball and soft- ball.
AT PUI CHING: Coming to China în 1931, Earl, entered Pui Ching Academy, Canton, where he first took
With so many skilful yachtsmen competing in the class sport of the highest order may be expected.
Mr. Sopwith's colours have flown in the 12-metre class on many oc- casions in past years, and he was the class with at one time top of the cutter Mouette. The return of his flag to the 12-metre fleet is most opportune. The yachts in the class next summer will be:
Men's Doubles (7.45 p.m.)
!!
S. W. Clark and A. L. Fisher v. P. Wilson and N. Smith.
Beat Free Lances 9 Games To Nil
Kowloon Tong -defeated-- the Free- Lances nine sets to nil in a League badminton match last night.
Scores: J. L. Anderson and C. Bovaird (Free. Lánces). lost to R. E. Lee and Peter Lo 20-23 lost to N. A. E. Mackay and A.
20-24
Chan lost to J. Chen and F. Tsang 17-21 S. W. Clark and A. L. Fisher (Free -Lances).
lost to Lee and Lo Marina (Sir William Burton), Evaine | lost to Mackay and Chan (W. C. R. Fairey), Vanity V. (Mr. J. lost to Chen and Tsang R. Payne), Westra (Mr. Arthur Con- C. Hillon and H. Harris nell), Trivia: (Mr. V. W. MacAndrew), | Lances). Little Astra (Mr. Hugh F. Paul),, lost to Lee and Lo Alanna (Mr. T. O. M. Sopwith).
WAINWRIGHT'S 500 YARDS RECORD BROKEN
lost to Mackay 'and-Chan
lost to. Chen and Tsang
17-21
18-21
17-21
(Free
18-21
10-21
13-21
The match between Chinese Recrea- tion Club and St. Andrew's was post-. poned.
Jack Hale, the 16-year-old Hull
In the first round of the Scottish Cup swimming, has broken the British 500 yards swimming record by covering the draw on September 1, 1883, the ties of distance at Albert Avenue Baths, Hull, which were due to be played on Sep- courts, close at 6 p.m. next Satur-in 5 mins. 50 1-5 secs. This beats Nor-tember 8, St. Bernards, owing to their day and that intending participants man Wainwright's time of 5 mins. 54 annual sports were granted an exten-
sion until the 15th. should send in their forms to Mr. secs. made at Hoylake in 1984. A. K. Mackenzie, care of the Cricket Club Pavilion, Chater Road.
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