THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 20, 1940
SOFTBALL NOTES
First-Class Tussle Between U.S.S. Ashville And Recreio Homers By Sondag, Blacerek And E.L. Gosano
C.B.A. JUST LOSE TO VICTORIA R.C.
(By "GRANDSTAND”)
IN A CURTAILED programme the U. S. S. Ashville- Recreio game was the only tussle which provided fans with some first class entertainment at King's Park on Sunday.
Of the five tilts scheduled only three were played in the Men's League. Liga forfeited to Hongkong Baseball Club and Trojans forfeited to Chung Hwa.
SCORES AT
A GLANCE
Recreio "B" International
V.R.C.
Filipinos
MEN
8
4
9 C.B.A.
2
14
Forum
4
GIRLS
12
Pirates
4
14 Panthers
7
FRIENDLY
U.8.8. Asheville 7 All Stars
3
10
Ball Girls Wahoos
Recreio 11 Asheville
SOFTBALL GIRLS.
In the opening fray on Recreio and caught Joe Marques napping at In the sixth Luigi ground, Recreio Bees, fielding most the initial sack. of their rookies, did not have much | Soares nabbed Joe Higgins' sky scraper George and nailed trouble in giving International Ath-at right fleld letic Club a well earned 8-4 trounc- Guravetch at the hot corner. ing.
Jackie Noronha opposed Sherry Bux on the firing line. The former allowed the Fort Street boys to nick him for four bingles while his team- mates garnered five blows of Bux. LA.C. bungled six to the Bees' five.
Lady bad luck was again with the C.B.A. huskies on Sunday when they took a last frame beating in the hands
Anal score was 9-2.
R.
H.
E.
10 1
V.R.C.
0 0 0
7 7-9 002 02 C.B.A, 0 0 0
2
4
7
CRICKET
GROSE
JUST MISSES
HIS 100
Despite a fire score against Club in the opening match of their annual cricket week,
Volunteers yesterday lost by
'RED' CAIRNS' GREAT GAME wickets.
the large margin of eight
Volunteers batted first and D. J. N.
scores
Only two games were play- Anderson and E. Zimmern hoisted 90 by R. T. Broadbridge and E. C. Fin- In the nightcap at C.B.A. a handfuled in the girls' section. The for the first wicket. Useful of fans saw a strengthened Filipino | much-awaited Canadian cher saw this total increased to 150 for 4 and a declaration was made at squad give Kenny Wong's Forumers a 14-4 plastering.
16
178 for 8.
Chinese-Wildcats game was
The
Wongmen shattered a long-postponed on account of a established record by booting
Rugby game on the Prince chances, a record that the Girls' Lea-
Edward Road ground on Sun-Denyer. day afternoon.
of Victoria Recreation Club. The gue can probably duplicate! Tommy Young and Babe Chinn topped the miscue list with five bobbles apiece.
The game was keenly contested till when the Southern the third canto boys staged a merry-go-round which them eight tallies to salt netted
In the opener, Ball Girls walloped a disorganised Pirate squad 12-4.
Maudie Read who toed the rubber for the Bues, was not so steady on the and walked one. Thelma Collaco allowed the Pirates to nick her for six blows, fanned one and passed three.
The score was knotted 2-2 in the seventh stanza. In this canto portsider Vic Bond, who did very well indeed on the mound for six innings, lost control and had difficulty in finding the platter.
He walked four, struck the game away. Forum tried desper-mound. She was touched for 12 hits and .out
yielded
safe-ately but were blanked in the remain- ties. C.B.A. touched Kelly Silva-Nettoing four innings. for four hits, and six C.B.A. huskics went down swinging in the hands of the mighty "Mow 'em down" Kelly and only three passes to the first sta- tion.
one
four
A triple by Harry Campos and a double by Vancy Marques were the longest hits of the struggle.
R. H. E. 3 0 0 1 X-14 7 Filipinos 3 2 8
16 202
5 0-4 000 George Fowler came to the rescue Forum
At 3 p.m. all eyes were turned on in the critical seventh but his benders were not effective enough to stop athe Recreio ground to witness the local seven-run rally by the swimmers.
GREAT BALL
champa crumble, 7-3, in the hands of the American Bluejackets from USIS. Ashville. The game was featured by some heavy hitting. Sonny Sonding and C. A. Blacerck homered for Ashville and E. L. Gošano hammered a Ruthian clout for Recreio.
V.R.C. played great ball, booting anly twice while the British boys bobbled no less than seven times with unfortunate Joe Higgins booting four at the windy alley. This was the first
EVEN HITTING time that Joe was seen cavorting at
Hits were evenly divided short and maybe the last!
Two dazzling double plays were aplece. Johnny Alvares struck out six dished out in this tilt. In the fourth to chucker Sloan's none. Sloan walk- C.B.A.'s rightfielder Geoff Spencelayh Fed one and Johnny two. Recreio boot- gathered a fly off Luigi Soares' bated four to Ashville's three.
BADMINTON
CHAMPIONS BEATEN
eight
Charito Esmail's two doubles and a two bagger by Paddy Seats were the only distance blows of the afray.
#
Several changes were made in
the the Pirate line-up, and transfer of "Red" Cairns to the keystone bag was boon to the Pirate defence. She played like veteran-in her new position to the. surprise of Coach Dave "Colonel" Walker et al.
Club Most successful bowlers for
and Sgt. were Lt. Comdr. Finnie
Club made light of the task con- fronting them. Capt. Grose settled down to play good aggressive cricket and hit 14 fours and three sixes in an innings of 94.
of He took part in partnerships
Ꭱ . 43, for the Arst wicket, with J.
third Richardson, 67 for the second with Sgt. Denyer, and 79 for the with M. F. L. Haymes. Denyer and Haymes both hit seven boundaries.
H.K.V.D.C.
D. J. N. Anderson, 1.b.w., b Haymes E. Zimmern, e Grose, b Finnle
37
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D. de S. Carey, 1.b.w., b Denyer R. H. Grimths, c Haymes, bTM Finnle R. M. King, b Denyer
R. T. Broadbridge, 1.b.w.. b HaymesS. · E. C. Fincher, c Mitohell, b Denyer F. R. Zimmern, b Stark
24
26
12
2
a
16
14
178
Mary Penson was transferred behind the plate in the Afth in favour of Paddy Seats and proved to be a much Her better back stop than the latter. pegging to second should earn her regular first string berth snatcher.
N. D. Lloyd, not out
Extras (812, LE)
Total (for 8 wkts. dec.)
H. L. Ozorio and C. G. Aitkenhead did not bat.
as hind
Stark
|
an
R. H. X-12 310
12 Ballgirls 3 4 1
200
。 D 4 110
saw Wahoos Pirates
curtain closer The sailing easily for a 14-7 victory over Baby Panthers.
Haymes E.
Finnie 6 Denyer
5 Robb
Batting honours were shared by Nick Beltrao and Sonny Sondag for average of .750 but the latter had more wood on the ball including a homer, a double and a single in four times up.
Outstanding fielder for Ashville was "Freezer" Leis at the left pastures.
one-handed running shag
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of
Bowling Analysis
0.
M.
R.
W.
7 2
23
D
0
66
6
0
18
8 0 40
R
0 17
H.K.C.C.
Capt. D. C. E. Grose, 1.b.w., b Ozorio Both teams played haphazard ball, J. E. Richardson, CF R. Zimmern, d
chances and Ozorio Wahoos bungling eight the Panthers 12. Both pitchers Set. Denyer, c Anderson, b Lloyd
D. b. Parsons, e King, b Lloyd chucked on even terms. Chief Wahoo M. F. L. Haymes, not out Therese Noronha fanned four and D. S. Robb, l.b.w.. b Ozorio
two and Irene "halfpint" Extras (B10, LB1)
Total (for 5 wkts.) walked Tavares whiffed five and issued three Annie Oakleys.. The green-shirted
LANDO
14
13
40
0
0
11
198
E. J. R. Mitchell, Capt. F. Lawrence, A. owls banged out eight hits to Pan-K. Mackenzie, C. M. Stark and Lieut.-Comdr.
W. Finnic did not. bat -3 thers' six.
Chinese Y.M.C.A. made consider-His able progress towards the Senior Bad-Zinho Gosano's sky scrapper was just last about the best catch seen on the Rec. minton League championship night when they beat the holders, ground. University "A", by the decisive mar- ∙gin of 6 games to 3 at Bridges Street. Ashville The difficult conditions of the court Recreio probably had a great deal to do with
R. H.
E.
003
201
30 1 000
Ommy
a
03
University's defeat but nevertheless,
the performance of the "Y" players
4
Celeste Marques topped the batting
was a very good one.
ex-
Most successful home pair were C. Au and H. Koh, who, although tended on each occasion, won all three games.
P. K. Hul and K. L. Yong, Colony most doubles champions, met with success for University, winning
games.
P: H. Wong and ‚F.. Koh (Chinese ""'*").
lost to P. K. Hul and K. L. Yong
EWO
EPILSNER
beat H‚ ‚T: Chew and C. K. Lee-
beat M. 5. Lim- and P: 8. Bun
8.-C. Chung, and 14, 38. Lau (Chinees
lost to. Hui and Yong...
beat Chew and Lee.--. lost to Lim sandh Buch -
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The Now Lighter - Brew.
Bowling Analysis
M. R. W 0.
.ST 7 0
7 0 74
F.. R. Zimmern Ozorio
Aitkenhead Lloyd
5 0 37
2.4 0 19
TO-DAY'S MATCHES
At Cox's Road t-day Volunteers will be entertained by Kowloon Cric- ket Club. The match will start at 2 p.m.
A League match Between RAF. and KCC. m Juntor División will be played at Sookupdo."
lish with, thrée nafting in formé tinues tigi. danble' killing Was pulled by the up`In the second frame Thürese kapsmitzeich... Téresita : Ettello's my mind doubled Teresa - Kars the middle. Ball, 272