THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 24, 1939
SOFTBALL NOTES
CHUNG HWA-RECREIO MATCH DISAPPOINTS BIG FAN TURNOUT
No 3 M. G. Chalk Up Errors Record Against C.B.A.!
SPORTS PARADE
THE huge crowds present at the Lea- gue game at Caroline Hill on Sun- day between Eastern and South China and at the Charity game on Club ground on 'October 10 showed that
there is no ground sufficiently big to accommodate the large crowds that
attend a worth while game.
At the Charity game it was neces-
sary to close the grounds before the start and were turned away.
a large number of people
On Sunday the ground was filled to
overflowing with the result that a large number encroached on the touch and goal lines rendering the task of the officials harder than it should have been.
While one must be in sympathy with the portion of the crowd who are denied a chance to see a good game owing to the smallness of the ground, it is at the same time the duty of the clubs to see that those admitted do not encroach on the field of play.
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It is suggested that at such gamės where spectators pay their money for standing room only the area allowed them be roped off with strict con- ditions that spectators not be allowed to encroach beyond it.
WITH three weeks of the local foot- ball season already completed it is gratifying to find that very few games have been postponed-in fact far leas than anticipated by the Management Committee. The postponed games have already been arranged to be played off and at this rate it seems that the sea- son will be finished well on time.
With the Volunteer camps, a large number of games will have to be post- poned but it is expected that with the co-operation of the clubs there will be no difficulty in re-arranging the games.
It is however well to remember that | it is necessary that First Division Chin- ese teams have a game every week. It is easy for the other teams to arrange that games against each other be played off at any time. Most clubs are dependant 'to some extent on gate re- ceipts received for matches against the Chinese teams and naturally will not want to play a Chinese team, on a week-day and thus spoil the gate.
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KEPLINGER FREEZES
ON TO A HOT ONE!
("By “GRANDSTAND”)
KING'S PARK WAS again swarming with Softball fans on Sunday to witness a full programme of five League games and four friendlies.
The Recreio "A"-Chung Hwa clash which was sup- posed to furnish the main attraction in the Men's League was quite a disappointment. Chung Hwa bowed to the rumbling Recs 8-3 in a one-sided fray.
SCORES AT A GLANCE
MEN'S LEAGUE
Recreio "A" 8, Chung Hwa 3. International Club 19, Filipino Club 4. Canadian Chinese 3, Mindanao 2. English Forum 10, Trojana 3. C.B.A. 18, No. 3 M.G. 6.
FRIENDLIES
U.S.S. Tulsa 10, Recreio & Recreio "B" 18, V.R.C. 7. H.K. Ball Club Girls 11, Wahoos 7. Recreio Girls 12, Panthers 4.
The Chinese were a disorganised lot, erring 11 times INTERNATIONAL BOWLS afield and connecting for only three blows, the longest of which was a two-bagger by Earl Wong.
SEMI-FINALS ON SUNDAY
Johnny Alvares' classy pitching and in the fourth, Bill Woo reaching first Playing tight baseball behind Canadian Chinese scored two more connecting for nine safeties off Earl on a bobble by shortstop Todd, and like a real ball team on its way to the L. Bunn singled. Wong's pitching, Recreio "A" looked stealing second a minute later, while The Semi-Finals of the championship,
Delgado sacrificed | Shield
Gutierrez International Herbie Quon's single. to score Woo and Bunn came in on competition will take place on Sun- lawn bowls
baseman Glen
George White grounded
day, at Kowloon Bowling Green Club
the inning and ended the CCC scoring
to third at 3 p.m. McCormick to retire for the day..
The Chinese, who batted first, start- ed off with two tallies in frame. Choy and Earl Wong crossed the first the plate on a walk, a hit and a bob- ble by A. V. Gosano at'second base.
In their turn to bat, Recreio "A" replied with four counts to take the lead which they maintained end.
to the Recreio added one run each in the next four innings but were blank- ed in the sixth which turned out to be their last at bat.
Chung Hwa were blanked for five innings. In the last canto they made a hard attempt to stage a rally but their efforts were only good for one run.
Richard Chung dented the plate after Johnny Alvares booted two bunts.
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The draw which took place yester- plate in the sixth inning when "Horse- S. Randle
Mindanao's second run crossed the
day is as follows:
England face" home on two wild pitches.
Bouglas doubled and walked | F. Goodwin
A. J. Hall
Herbie Quon on the mound for CCC was not as dangerous as he was last year when pitching for the Midgets.
B. W. Bradbury
Scotland
J. C. Chalmers W. L. Walker J. C. S. Fender® A. M. Holland
W. Naef
L. Gaddi J. S. Landolt C. S. Rosselet
India
J. Hoosen A. M. Omar A. K. Minu U. M. Omar
With Denham Crary and Bill Ing on bases and two
away Bill Woo belted what looked like a homer, but loft fielder "Red" Keplinger, to his own surprise and to the amazement hillock for 3 M.G. and it must have of the fans, reached for the ball, which would have cleared the fence, closed his eyes and the pillet stuck Tuffy Chinn, who just came back to-his-bare-right-hand!" Bill Woo was from the States took up his old posi-robbed of a neat homer, but really it tion at the keystone bag but was off was the most spectacular catch ever form both on the field and with the made in local softball! bat.
A. V. Gosano took batting honours with a double and a single.
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FILIPINO CLUB TRAMPLED ON
In the second game of the day the International Athletic Club trampled all over the Filipino Club boys for a 19-4 win. Enoc Loyola and Johnny Patawaran took turns on the slab for the Southerners but their finging was to the liking of the I.A.C. clouters who registered 14 clean hits!
BONEHEAD PLAYS.
English Forum proved too good for the Trojans who were humbled 10-3 in a fray full of bonehead plays.
They allowed the opposition to score The Trojans started off very badly. seven runs on only three hits, three errors and a passed ball in the initial inning.
After the first frame Trojans settled IT is pleasing to note that the appeal
Albert Leonard went the full route down to play ball, allowing only three made in these columns last week for
on the hillock for International Club more runs in five innings and only cleaner football did not fall on deaf and although he was erratic, to issue two errors. G. Almaida, a newcomer ears and that no "marching orders" eight walks, proper support on the to the Trojans, pitched his first League cases were reported over the week-field and with the bat from his field-game and did quite well. He did not, ers won the game. A double by S. however, receive good support from Rasack was the longest hit of the his teammates. fray.
end though some hard games were played.
It is to be hoped that this state of affairs will continue for the rest of the season.
REASON why Heirteen of Kowloon Football Club is not playing soccer this season is simply because he can not get away' offSaturdays!
If any games are played on Sundays
Featured by "Red" "Keplinger's most spectacular one handed catch at left field, the Canadian Chinese Mindanao encounter furnished the most interesting and tight-scoring game of the day.
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The "Canucks" just managed to hose out the bluejackets from U.S.S.
Trojans scored one run in the first inning and two in the seventh.
Shortstop D. Aquino of the Trojans played a brilliant game at the windy alley, pulling off four putouts and three assists without a miscue.
Outstanding
for English Forum were Tommy Young at second base and Kitchell at shortstop. Bill Quon
broken his heart to receive such poor support from his colleagues.
Roy. Maxwell-at-shortstop","and H.J. Hicks at first base were the only gunners who looked like ball players.
The outfield department, composed of George Roylance, Itenson and Smirke was the weakest spot for the M. G.'s.
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the bat but his catching and pegging Sammy Izatt tried his best, behind
bonehead ball at second and later. af ception of a good catch Porter played was not good enough. With the ex-
first.
PROMISING. DEBUT
CBA had an easy time with the M.G. "Rusty" Fedoseyeff on the mound for Batters.
He was only touched for making his first appearance behind the seven hits While Teddy Lockhart, plate for CBA, made quite a good rather weak. showing although his pegging was He hit a three bagger which was the longest clout of the game.
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Playing better ball and displaying greater knowledge of the game, the mighty Tees from U.S.S. Tulsa down- ed Club de Recreio "A" 10-8, in a nine-Inning gaine. Bailey, who, I und derstand, was a crack hardball pitcher
he will be able to turn out and is still Mindanao 3-2. Both teams played. a pitched good ball for Forum allowins when he was at the Naval Academy keeping fit by practising during the tight game; Canadian Chiffese miscued six hits without a walk. Longest hit of in Annapolis, was on the mound for
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Mindanao out hit the "Maple Leafs" 7-6: but the "Canucks" helped by errors were able to make their safties count for more runs, Nacandian Chinese were first to score. G. G. Leg scored in the first inning after he was walked and Denham Crary drove in on a sacrifice grounder to shortstop Mindanao replied with one tally in the same frame. "RED" Keplinger worked Herbie Quod for a mãe piss to first and "Paintpot" Thomas brought' him in with, a sizzling single.
the game was made by Lick Alves with a two bagger in the fourth inning.
Establishing “a new récord of 17 errors chalked up against them in a seven inning game, No. 3 M.G. went down, 18-6- like a ton of Bricks' against a weak CBA teem.
With most of their regular players playing all-day cricket the. Emma Gees had no alternative but to field a bunch of bushers who had never played the game before.
Tulsa.
Although he was nicked for 15 blows he kept them well scattered Johnny Alvares and Charlie Fegueredo. formed the battery for Recreio.
The score book gives Tulsa 11 hits for their 10 runs. In the sixth inning when It looked gloomy for Recreia "A" Recreio "B" came to the rescue, to hold down the American blare An idekets to two fuht on two hits. Yielding only nine hits Charlie Noronha was on the pitching slab for Manson tried his darn