THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 6, 1988.
YANKEES ONE UP ON CUBS
NEAR FIGHT IN WORLD BASEBALL SERIES CLASSIC
New Yorkers Score In Second Inning
Chicago, To-day.
New York Yankees, winners of the American Baseball League Pennant, won the first out of seven encounters in the World Series when they beat the Chicago Cubs, winners of the National League, yesterday by 3 runs to 1, before 44,000 chilly fans.
INTERPORT LAWN BOWLS POSTPONED
The Yankees batted first, but did, not score until the second inning, when they took the lead with two runs scored by Gehrig and Dickey. Cubs retaliated in the third with a run through Hacks, who hit for a single to send Collins home, but Yankees again jumped into the lead S'HAI UNAVOIDABLY in the sixth inning, when Henrich
was brought home.
DELAYED
In the eighth inning fisticuffs al- Local arrangements for the Inter-most developed between Lou Geh- port Lawn Bowls matches with rig and Umpire Moran when the Shanghai have been upset. A cable former protested strongly against was received from, Shanghai yester- the umpire's ruling that he was out day to the effect that the northern and what was later announced to team are unable to arrive in the be a foul tip caught by the catcher, Colony as previously arranged, be- Chuck Hartnett.
ing unable to leave before October
10.
They first cabled that they would
LEE RELIEVED
be leaving by the steamer Tainan In the ninth inning Russell, ve- which would be leaving on Satur-teran relief pitcher, was brought in day, and in reply to a wire from for "Bill" Lee, hero of the Cubs' Hong Kong pointing out that that battles for World Series honours.
"Red" Ruffing, the Yankees' pit- date was too late and asking them to arrive here by October 11 at the cher, struck out five Cubs in the latest, the following was received: first inning and pitched through-
"Replying yours. Taksang fully out the encounter. booked long ahead. Already sailed.
The Yankees had 12 hits and one
Tainan delayed running aground error, while the Cubs had nine hits Swatow. Now sailing tenth. No other and one error.-Reuter.
ships available. Cannot switch. Ex- press sincere regrets to Governor and all concerned delay which entire. ly beyond our control-Ephgrave." COMMITTEE MEETING
To discuss this set-back, a meet-
KUMAONS
ing of the General Committee of the EXTEND
Hong Kong Lawn Bowls Associa-
tion will be held in the "S. C. M. AIR FORCE
Post" Board-room at 5.30 p.m. on Friday, October 7.
Members are requested to take this as notice of the meeting.
PROBABLE
STARTERS FOR
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
London, To-day.
Keen League Soccer Encounter
INDIANS' 'KEEPER
INJURED
An exciting match in the Third Division of the local Soccer League.
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The following are the probable was seen between the R.A.F. and starters for the Cambridgeshire Kumaons at Chatham Road yester- which will be run at Newmarket day, when the former secured both next Wednesday over a distance of points by the odd goal in seven. 1 mile 1 furlong:
In was a ding-dong battle through- Thankerton (Perryman), Golden out and much good football was Sovereign (Beary), Lekaar displayed by both sides, but cleverer (Crouch), Lylon The Second (Har ball control on the heavy ground ry Wragg), Sirtam (Brethes), Bom-jwad the deciding factor in the Air- bay Duck (Lowrey), Khasnadar men's success. (Elliott), Ramtapa (Jones), Edge- R.A.F. were well served de hill (Nevett), Magnet (No Jockey). fence by MacGuffog, between the Thetweed (P. Gomez), Carlisle sticks, and Edmunds at full-back. (Carslake), Couvert (Gardner), Among the forwards Elton made Michoumy (Gordon Richards), Ar- tists Prince (Maher), Lady Of Sha-a fine leader and rounded off a lott (Sibbritt), Sea Bequest (Wells), good afternoon's work with
clever goals. Bland Star (No Jockey), Sansalvo
For the Kumaons, Rami Singh (D. Smith), Agincourt (E. Smith), Caerloptic (No Jockey), Bistolf was outstanding in the intermediate (Sam Wragg), Moody (Cliff Ri-line, whilst Dewan Singh and Gopal chards), Gainly (J. Gomez), Do-Singh impressed in a
Zaimis (Sirett), vanguard,
three
very
fast
was
maha (Evans), Desiderio (Tucker), Hazel (RI- Play during the first half chardson), Annita The Second (No even; Elton scoring twice for the Jockey), Intolerance (Griggs), Clos- R.A.F. and Dewan Singh replying duroi (Dick), Egyptian Queen (No for the Kumaons. - Jockey), Quartier Maitre (Berti- In the second half Smith glia), and Helleniqua (No Jockey). Elton completed the Airmen's scor
Reuter
Ing; whilet Fakir Singh and
and
Singh netted for the soldiers.
in
The Kumaons were unlucky losing the services of their goal- keeper about 10 minutes from the end owing to an injury which ne- cessitated his leaving the field.
WOLVES' NEW WINGER
Wolverhampton Wanderers and and Doncaster Rovers have settled terms for the transfer of Stanley
| Burton, the Doncaster outside right, at a record fee for Doncaster. Bur- ton will go to Wolverhampton.
Hans Nusslein (Germany) retained the singles championship for the third year in succession at the Southport (Eng.) 'professional tennis tournament, beating W. T. Tilden 6-1, 6-1, 5-7, 6-1 in the final.
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