THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 31, 1939
SOFTBALL NOTES
HONG KONG BALL CLUB SUPERIOR TO RECREIO "B" Filipino Club Beaten But Show A Fine Spirit
SPORTS PARADE
THE Volunteer cricket team made an inauspicious start to their cricket
season on Sunday when they were badly beaten by an Army eleven at Sookunpoo.
Although, to use a hackneyed sports
term, there is no disgrace in being defeated, I do feel that on this occa- sion the Volunteers might have put out a stronger team especially as Army paid them the compliment of turning out just about the most powerful side
they could field.
I can always sympathise with any one responsible for getting players to gether for any sort of a team game, but surely there should not be that difficulty in connection with Volun teer cricket now that practically all the civilian players in the Colony are members of the Corps.
From my experience of these Sun- day games, which the Corps ploneer- ed, such enjoyment is derived from them that even inevitable Sunday counter-attractions rarely prove at- tractive enough to the cricketer who likes his cricket of the country house variety.
It may be argued by whoever is responsible for selecting the side, that it is desirable that as many mem- bers of the Corps as possible be given games, Agreed--but surely in the opening game of the season against a powerful side, little enjoyment is going to be derived by either the op-
H.K. BASEBALL CLUB LODGE PROTEST
(By "GRANDSTAND”)
A LARGE CROWD turned out to witness the Hong Kong Ball Club - Recreio "B" tussle on Sunday. The Club-ers brought their own rooters to help them win the game.
Displaying more power with the willow wand and play- ing better ball, Hong Kong Ball Club registered their second win of the season by trouncing the high-touted Recreio "B",
7-2.
The game was featured by no strike outs by either pitcher. Jackie Nor- onha, who toed the rubber for the Junior Race gave Terry Leonard free transportation to first for Annie Oakley of the game.
the only
Hong Kong's softball bruisers con- nected for 10 safe hits while the Rumblers pumped seven safeties off Frankie Gonzales, the Ball southpaw flinger. Recreio "B" com mitted three bobbles, H.K. Ball Club two.
Club
The Club-ers went down in 1-2-3 order in the first frame. Recreio in their turn to bat broke the ice with one marker. Al Alvares, the Recreio bring in a run. first sacker, with two away singled to
GOOD RECOVERY
Hong Kong. Ball Club came back strong in the second frame to score three runs on four well placed blows and an error. Dave Leonard flied to Leonard followed with a single. Hus left field for the first out. Stan sian flied to left field for the second position or by members of the Corps first pitch to score brother Stan. Hal Terry Leonard rapped the team, in a debacle such as Sunday's.
"Babyface" `Wingless drove Terry in zales came through with a bingle to with another single. Frankie Gon-
rightfield to score
A few more efforts like this and I
very much fear that the man in charge
of Corps cricket will not be able to get sides together at all, and
there
will inevitably be difficulty in getting fixtures with teams like Army ̈ in future seasons.
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THIS is not really within the province
of this column but I have been able to gather a few facts about the Volunteer-Army game on Sunday.
erasure.
out had it not been for their grit. The game would have been a shut Both Filipino runs came in the last frame. After a hard try to rally, Dave Bautista romped home and with bases loaded Censio Castro was forced home for the second marker.
TWO MEASLY SINGLES Silva-Netto on the mound-for V.R.C. was not as steady as he was last
week. He only struck out three and walked four..
Enoc Loyola again pitched the whole 14 hits, while his team-mates only way for the Filipinos was nicked for connected for two measly singles. Filipino miscued eigth times, V. R. C.
five.
SCORES AT A
GLANCE
H.B. Club V.R.C. Canadians
MEN'S
7 Recreio "B"
10 Filipino Club
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12 H.K. Baseball Club 4
Liga Portuguesa 6 Forum Chung Hoa
Recreio
11 C.B.A.
GIRLS'
9 Wildcats
1
6
early part of the game. Thomp- son fractured his collar bone when Kassa Nazarin collided with him at third base.
Kenneth Wong, skipper of the Eng- been the most down-hearted person at lish Forum aggregation, must
have King's Park on Sunday on witnessing his team receive a 6-4 spanking at the hands of Liga Portuguesa, a new entry to the League.
The game went two extra innings before the issue could be decided. mound for Liga but was yanked in the Eddie "Daddy" Souza started on the fourth in favour pint" -Lopes.
The score
of America "Half-
when Lopes took over hillock assign-
was knotted three all
ment and held the Forumers to one run for six innings.
LIGA OUTHIT Bill Quon went the full route for Marcus Gaan cracked a double for
Forum. He struck out four and walk- ing honours went to Bimbly Ablong, Forum errors. Johnny Lee's two errors ed four. Forum out-hit Liga 7-4 but the longest hit of the game but batt-Liga-got the breaks, helped by four V.R.C. keystone man, with three hits in the ninth inning cost Forum the out of four trips to the plate.
tied 4-4, Liga came to bat. game. In this frame, with score still
In a game marred by a protest and Club, as customary, lost another game. an accident Hong Kong Baseball Canadian Chinese did not have much trouble in lowering the boom on the Walkermen. The final count was 12-4.
Denham Crary, pitching his First league game, showed real form on
Rocha sacrificed
Francisco Neves was walked, Luis pitcher to advance Neves to second.
a grounder Jose Remedios connected for his sec- to the
ond safe hit of the day. At the crack home and would have been out at the of Remedios' bat Neves started for
Winglee. George the mound, striking out ten Hong platter if Johnny Lee had held the
Souza flied to centre field to retire a
long inning.
Hong Kong Ball Club added one more tally in the third when Dave belted a homer, the ball going over J. Fonseca's head at left field.
Three more runs in the sixth on the same number of hits put the game on lee for Hongkong Ball Club.
Recreio's other run
came in the second canto, J. Fonseca crossing the plate on Toto Parta's two-bagger and a sacrifice by Jackie Noronha.
The Filipino Club squad suffered another defeat. This time Victoria
Capt. Grose, by his display, has con- firmed all the predictions of the ex- perts. His innings was described as magnificent, especially impressive be- ing his defensive strokes--made with the foot well in the line of the ball and no daylight showing between the | Recreation Club ran all around the bat and the pad!
Southern boys' to give them a 16 to
In addition he gave a classic ex-2 licking. hibition of wicket-keeping, his taking of Hatfield's fast stuff on the leg-side being very reminiscent of G. S. Dunk- ley, the former Colony Interporter.
Denyer was another man who dis- tinguished himself for Army. He kept a very accurate length and whipped them back sharply from the off to take
:
There is one thing that can be Bald about the Filipino Club Team; win or lose they are always their trying their best-playing for all they are worth.
Kongites and yielding only four hits.
Hong Kong Baseball Club were leading one-nil till the third inning. In this frame the "Canucks" scored five runs after Doc Molthen, on the ball to allow a single, one walk, three slab for HK.B.C., lost control of the
wild pitches and a homer
by Bill Woo who brought in two runs ahead
of him.
to
throw from Shortstop Kitchell.
Trying to catch Remedios`at third,
and Tony Gill were easy outs to re- Lee made a wild throw to the hot corner and Remedios scored, Lopes tire the inning.
Forum taking last bat had two base runners in scoring position but the Liga boys tightened their belts to blank the opposition and end a cork- Before Bill Woo clouted the homer.
ing game. Dave Walker, manager of Hongkonged for Central British Association 11-1 In the nightcap Chung Hwa account- Baseball Club, protested the game hands down. after plate umpire Roy Lau allowed a base runner from third base score on an alleged dead ball.
This is what happened: Bases loaded and Bill Woo at bat.
Only highlight of the game Woo was hit by a pitched ball which
Wally Ching's circuit clout în deflected and hit the embankment. The
fifth inning. Chung Hwa pinned Rusty ump either called it a passed ball or considered the ball still in play and blows while the Britishers only touch- Fedoseyeff's ears back for eight solid allowed the runner on third to score.ed the Chung Hwa pitchers for two
THE RULE
bingles.
+
Most of the time Chung Hwa played a bunting game to the be- wilderment of the C.B.A. in- fielders.
was the
7 for 16. Hatfeld was just fast up and tong and Mrs. Chiu. I have never seen a pitched ball touches, any part of the trame."Smüdge" Smith reached first
down and was never dangerous.
Wai-pui and Miss Yeung, W. C, Hung and Mrs. E. Lo-litton, and Lee Wat- the Col. Smith, partnering Miss Grif fiths, play, but if he is any good at all, this pair might have a say in the final as Miss Griffiths is a steady and seasoned player.
For Corps, E. M. L. Soares, the rotund left-hander from Club de Re- creio, was the only batsman able to play the Army attack. He played some nice strokes with an immaculately Don't be surprised also, if T. J. straight blade which greatly impress-Gould and Mrs. L. R. Andrewes create ed spectators, He has a bright future a few upsets! before him as a cricketer if his keen-.
ness is maintained and he tightens up his fielding a bit!
Included in the Volunteer side were several "cricketers" who by their own
confession neither batted nor bowled!
I am very glad that it has not been found necessary to abandon the pro- ject.
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It might be of interest-ta quote here rule 22 (1) entitled DEAD ball: "If“ batsman's person or clathing while the batsman is standing In his position whether the ball is struck at or not." Anyway the game went on and the "Maple Leafs' rallled again in the fifth with seven more runs to clinch the game.
G. G. Lee took batting honours with three hits out of four times to bat, but his good stickwork was offset by an error he made at centre-field, when he missed a fly Red Bell's bat, and al- lowed three runs to come.in.
"Talk-it-up" Stagg, a newcomer to the Walkermen, made a good showing
Canadian Chinese made 10 hits while HK.B.C. only garnered four safties off Crary. Errors: H.K.B.C. 3, C.Ç.C. 1. -
INCIDENTLY Lee Wai-tong and Mrs. Chiu are to be congratulated on their success in the Mixed Doubles Ameri- CR.C, have succeeded, after two ex-can tournament on Sunday. The af-behind the plate.
tensions, in securing sufficient en-: fair'was a huge success both financial- tries for the Colony Mixed Doubles ly and from the point of view of a good Tournament. There are several fine couples in the list and although there will not be many games before the final is reached, there should be some good tussles of a hit! Mtandard.
Best of the bunch
social day. Possibly similar tourna- ments, say once a month, might be held on the same lines, but, for a change of scenery, the major clubs in the "Colony might take it in turns to stage
Besides Bill Woo, Luke Bunn and George Winte were the big Berthas for the Canadian Chinese, Bunn tripled while White d
The zuulde
C.B.A.'s sole tally came in the first
on all and negotiated. second, on bobble by Earl Wong. Smith scored on Joe Higgin's sacrifice grounder to second buse,
Chung Hwa scored three runs in the first inning and a really in the Afth netted them eight more markers. Tommy Mar, Chung Hwa's right- fielders, came into the limelight with his spectacular catches at the cabagge patch.
ANA NORONHA'S PITCHING In a friendly match, Recreio Girls downed the : Wildcats 9-6. Noronha's steady pitching was instru- Ana
mental in holding down the latter.
losers issuing 12 fred passes to first, Lily Mar pitched erratic ball for the
and allowing the Portuguese to nick her fox, 11 hits.
On the field Wildcats played better all erring once