THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 24, 1989.
HKA
The Police Rugby Union Football Club made their debut against a team from the Royal Scots last Tuesday at Sookunpoo when they lost by a penalty goal and a try (6 points) to a goal (5 points) in the above picture are from left to right: J. Wall, P, J. Cullinan, R. W. Jenner, E. W. Luscombe, V. J. Mackenzie, G. S. Wilsof, D. H. Taylor, L. A. Searle, T. J. Hemsley, J. S. Riddell, L. Oakley, W. J. Morrison, E. Wheel- er. H. W. Jackson and A. F. Rose. ("China_Mail" photo).
Wahoos Lose Under Protest
Runner On Third Scores When Timeout Alleged To Have Been Called
PIRATES GREAT FIGHT: CARDINALS TROUNCED AND HOW!
(By "GRAND STAND").
SUNDAY'S SOFTBALL
*LEAGUE RESULTS
Results
of Sunday's League
Softball games were:
MEN
Recreio 8, Hong Kong Baseball
Club 0.
WOMEN
Filipino 17, Contral British 4. Canadian Chinese 19, Cardinals
7.
Recreio 13, Pirates 12. Wildcats 11, Wahoos 10.
H. Cotton And U.S. Golf Tour
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The large crowd which turned out to witness the Recreio H.K.B.C. Softball tussle on Sunday was treated to a fast game which lasted less than an hour. The Recreio sluggers emerged victor- ious, white-washing the Baseballers 8 to 0. Doc Molthen, on the slab for the "Grand-dads." pitched-a good game but his offering as catcher. For Recreio, Nera Re- was a little too clean for the Recreio heavy batters, who clouted beiro and Irene Pereira were out-source in America saying that eight clean hits during the encounter.
Recreio's base pilfering featured the game and accounted for most of their runs. Nick Beltrao and Enrique Barros led the Recs in base-running. When these two reached first base safely, there was no stopping them until they crossed the home plate.
Henry Cotton is still waiting for news from America which will enable him to undertake a five-weeks golf tour of the United States in April and May, and he has hopes of obtaining the guar- antee for which he is pressing.
"I have had a reply from one
only £1000 instead of the £2000, which I require, can be guarante- ed." Cotton told a reporter at the the chin yesterday by losing to Ashridge. "Now I am waiting to the Filipino gals, 17-4. The Filipinos hear from other interests. were too strong for the British "I really want to play in America,`
and I am practising hard so that I shall be prepared for good matches, but I cannot go without a firm guar- antee which will make it worth my
standing.
ON THE CHIN
CBA Ladies took another one on
Johnny Alvares pitched a shut-[played on Sunday no team could "Muirmaids," and the encounter .out game, allowing the Baseball-have beaten them. Mary-Louie turned out to be a track meet for
ers only three short hits. Johnny|hurled steadily and was instru- them. also batted well. For the van-mental in pulling off a double-play Dot Bottomley's offerings were quished. Ernie Heather shone unassisted. Dot Louie, behind the battered all
over the lot by the while." brightly with the hickory, regis-plate, was a big help to her sister Southern females and countless tering two bingles out of three Mary, who was on the mound. An-errors were made by the "Muir- MRS. HAMMOND trips to the plate. "Red" Bell, a other outstand Canadian Chin-maida." new "find" in the Baseballers' ese player was Jean Lee, who did camp, did extremely well out at her duty well on the initial sack.
right-field, nabbing two difficult flies which he had to catch off his
STILL IMPROVING
Betty Stoker, CBA catcher, play- TO DEFY
ed a brilliant game but it takes
more than one good player to win a SUPERSTITION
ball game. For the winners, Este-
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boot laces. Catcher Dave Walk- Contrary to expectations the up fania pitched well and was the er worked very hard behind the and coming Pirates, in spite of los-heaviest hitter. Elisa, at short-stop, Mrs. Dorothy Hammond, wife of bat. The enbankment was no ob- ing a tight game to Recreio Ladies, made some grand catches and her stacle to Dave, when he went 13-12, put up a great fight and play- pegging to first base was sure. ed a tight game throughout. Al-Babida was the high scorer of the though the Pirates have not regis- tered a single win so far this sea- learning the game
after those foul flies.
TROUNCED)—AND HOW!
In the Ladies' League, the Car-son, they are dinals, undefeated until yesterday, fast and their fielding has improved
game.
PLAYED UNDER PROTEST! The Wahoos, another undefeated
W. R. Hammond, captain of the M.C.C. cricket team in South Africa, is defying superstition in sailing for Capetown on Friday, January 13.
Mrs. Hammond declined to com- were trounced badly by a deter-ja great deal. This vast improve- team until yesterday, were nosediment upon the matter, but it is un- derstood that she will not join her mined Canadian Chinese nine to ment may be credited, to a certain out by the Wildcats, 11-10. The
husband until the close of the tour. the tune of 19-7. I have watched extent, to the able coaching of game was played under protest on some loose softball playing before, Wally Ching, star short-stop of the the decision of the Umpire, who al-The contract for the tour, one of
the clauses of which debars wives · but the game the Cardinals played C.B.C.
Jowed a Wildcat base-runner on yesterday took the cake with all Recreio were lucky to win the third to score when time-out was
of players from travelling on tours with their husbands, applies only the frosting on it.
game by a single run. Mrs. Maudie alleged to have been called. Their head-coach, Doc Molthen, Read pitched a good game for six At any rate the game proceeded to professional cricketers. -must have grown many gray hairs frames, but at the end she seemed and turned out to be a thriller. Both
yesterday watching his Red Birds to have weakened somewhat, allow-teams played on even terms. play such a foul game
to big ing the Portuguese girls to hit free- Teresa Noronha, Wahoo's pitch- crowd on the Filipino Club ground. ly which accounted for the Pirates'er, was on form and so was Lily Cardinals made so many errors defeat. Peggy Eccleshall played a Mar, who did mound duty for the that the scorer could not keep track much better game at second base. Wildcats. Each pitcher only allow- New Orleans, (By AIR MAIL).– of them. Out of nine Cardinal play- Mrs. Stone, the new Pirate short- ed five hits a piece. Some beautiful By covering the mile in 4 mins 10.7 ers, Adi Greiner and Eileen Bliss stop, fielded well and clouted a plays in the out-field featured the secs (the fastest time for the mile were the only ones who played homer to. center-field. Other new-game, Notable among them was a ever recorded in the South), Glenn heads-up baseball. On the other comers to the Pirates line-up are catch, by Gloria Mar, in deep cen- Cunningham, holder of the Ameri- - hand, the Maple Leafs played a Helen Bockler, who made some good ter-field. Mary Suffiad and Yvonne can mile record, won the mile event splendid game both on the field and catches at left-field and Valerie Yolle were again in the limelight at the annual "Sugar Bowl" track at bat. The way these Canadians. Tkachenko, who did sterling work for the Wahoos.
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CUNNINGHAM WINS MILE RACE