THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 16, 1940
SOFTBALL NOTES
PORTUGAL HOLD OWN UNTIL LAST INNING
“DING-DONG” LOPES PROVIDES
DRAMATIC FINISH
(By "GRANDSTAND")
THÉ INDIA-GREAT BRITAIN tilt, which was expect-
ed to be the game of the day, proved a disappointment, the
· LEAGUE CLOSING DATE EXTENDED
Alt' is notified that the closing date for entries to the Hong Kong Tennis League has been extended until Monday, April 22. As no entries can be accepted after that date club' secretaries are request- ed to send in their entries as soon as possible.
Indians swamping the Britishers by the decisive score of |BASEBALL 10-1.
Fans, however, had their 50 cents' worth of thrills and excitement in the curtain raiser, when the Portuguese femmes held their own, blanking the -Chinese cuties 2-0 for six innings, but being unfortunate to drop the encoun- ter in the last frame. A four-run rally in the seventh gave the Chung Hwa girls a well earned 4-2 victory.
Portugal's first run came in the initial canto. Celeste Marques, lead- .off batter, beat a bunt to be safe at first base but, in trying to pilfer sec-. end. a perfect throw by catcher Dot Louie to shortstop May Chung nailed Celeste at the mid station for the first out.
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NEW LIFE
NAZARIN'S FOR C. B. C:
THIRD VICTORY "FINDS"
MINDANAO
(By "GRANDSTAND")
(By "GRANDSTAND") With baseball in the offing interest Pitching his third straight victory has been heightened by the return of in the Men's International Series, the old Maestro, the one and only Abe Kassa Nazarin limited the British Liu, from the sunkist beaches of his Lions to three ́seratch hits to enable native Hawaii. The slump in which India to win Jimmy King's Interna-the Chinese Baseball Club found them tional Shield for the first time; taking [selves last summer has been dispelled it from China who had retained the and their morale strengthened by trophy for the last two seasons. Abe's presence.
Therese Noronha worked Mary Louie for free transportation to the first station and managed to steal both second and third. Irene Pereira sacri- ficed a roller to the short-stop for the
India downed Britain 10-1 in a dis- second out, and Therese scored on the appointing fracas in which dis- play. Margaret Oliveira popped to gruntled fans drifted away after the Arst sacker Lily Mar to end the stanza.third frame when the Indians had The Portuguese were blanked in the scored their 10 markers. next three innings.
PERFECT BUNT
the counting station. ·
Willie Sprinkle, second baseman for Great Britain, opened the session with the only tally, thereby spoiling India's chance, for a shutout."-
Nazarin's leg off.
them no fewer than
TENNIS
LEONARD'S LATE RALLY
(By "ADREM")
Except for a period in the second set, J. W. Leonard, of Craigengower, was never in the picture against S. A. Rumjahn, a former champion, in the quarter-final of the Colony singles tennis tournament played yesterday Rum- at Hong Kong Cricket Club. jahn won 6-1, 7---5.
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On a damp court.very susceptible to to spin, Leonard was quite unable gain control of his strokes, being par- ticularly weak on the backhand. Re- sult was Rumjahn, who maintained a constant attack off the ground and rarely made a mistake at the net, took the first set for the loss of only the fourth game.
The second set appeared likely to go the same way. Leonard improved little and Rumjahn kept pounding his backhand to take points almost at will. When he was leading 5—0, how- ever, Rumjahn, probably unconscious- ly, slackened and Leonard then start- ed a fine rally which took him to 4—5. Mentor Abe has called the first At this stage Leonard concentrated practice to-day at four P.M. on the everything on Rumjahn's forehand, on Murray Parade ground. Practice will which the I.R.C. player usually hit a continue every Tuesday and Thursday, straightforward ball with none of the thereafter.
slice that had worried Leonard hither- to.
Leonard also found a better length with his drives and he was full value for his four successive game.
Rumjahn exerted himself in the *10th. game and went out for set and
PAGH IN FINAL
Abe has brought back few wrin- kles which he has learned in the Paradise of the Pacific and the local yokels may expect to see some thrill- ing strategy this summer when he opens up his bag of tricks.
Pagh proved too good for D. M. Mac- Dougall in the semi-final of the Club championship and won by 61, 7-5, He will now meet B. C. Fay in the fin- al on Thursday.
In the fifth, they added their second run when Cynthia “Sailor" Motta laid a perfect bunt to reach first safely,.. He strolled to first, pilfered second and was fortunate to steal second and
and reached third on a wild pitch by third bases on the next two plays. Lelia Nazarin, and crossed, the counting According to Poochie Chase, Min- match.. Xavier
fanned the breeze for the first. station on Stanley Leonard's sizzling | danao's brilliant second sacker, the .. erasure, and Thelma Motta flied to grass-cutter. which almost- tore gunboat will have a few new, faces As expected, the hard-hitting M. first base for the second out. Thelma
out at Caroline Hill, notably in a new Collaco smacked a sizzling single to Great Britain's downfall came..inand in the hind snatching berth. left, field to chase Cynthia Motta to the second stanza when India's de Paints Thomas, the regular back stop vastating merry-go-round netted will be seen in action in their flashy six counts million-dollar infield, and it is to be which apparently demoralised the hoped that this new catcher has the roaring Lions, who, from then on, same stuff as first stringer Paints, who faded away in lamb-like fashion! is rated to be the best catcher on these These six runs came in on only two scented shores since the departure of The Chinese section of the grand-safeties, three Annie Oakleys, a wild | Dago Costello. stand, however, were shouting for pitch, a passed ball and a wild throw - action from their team and, with ali by Crary.
the determination they' could must- Four more Indians dented the count- er, the Chinese gals came to bat ining station in the next canto, when that fateful seventh inning deter- Crary was found for five blows and mined to snatch victory from behind two "British errors to salt the game and to hang on to the much coveted away. :Molthan Cup.
In the last inning, 'with the score 2-0 in favour of the Portuguese girls, -their supporters were all up in the air shouting to their representatives to hold the Chinese Cuties down.
Denham Crary found his stride on the rubber in the fourth inning to blank the Indians in the remaining four innings, allowing only two hits, but the damage was already done.
New equipment will also be the order of the day for the blue-jackets and their monkey suits are similar to those of the professional Leagues in the States, Mindanao's ball squad are r'arin' to go, and they all know what will be awaiting them on the second deck if they finish the season with the pennant!
Gloria dumped a perfect one to place her on first, and stole second a minute late. A stinging single to left
HOME SOCCER -field by Mary Loule scored Gloria,
RESULTS Mabel Loule-followed with a triple Due credit must be given to Kussa that went over leftfielder Therese Nazarin' for. holding the British Power-
London, To-day. Noronha's head to chase in sister Mary houses in check, notably Dave Leonard, The following were the results for the tieing tally. Dat Louie was who was unable to make a hit off football matches played yesterday. safe at first on Thelma Collaco's.fumble | Kassa in three times up. One bingle and Mäbel Louie counted on the each by Stan Leonard, Denham Crary Walsall bobble. Ullan Khoo singled and May and Joe Higgins were the only three Rotherham Chung sacrificed to the pitcher for blows Nazarin yielded.
-the first out and to advance. Ulian. Denham Crary was erratic for the Jean Lee reached first on a wild throw | first three innings but went great
Cup Replays
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·SCOTTISH LEAGUE *(Eastern Section):
by third sacker Celester Marques guns with nine strike-outs and four St. Bernards and Dot Louie scored on the error for walks.
the fourth marker.
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India 06:4 PUNY 'EFFORT Portugal's puny effort in the last of Britain 10.0 -the last started with Cynthia Motta's |--
weak pop to Lily Mar. Ding-Dong mates for six stanzas, Thelma Collaco Lopes, who went to pinch hit for Lelia twirled a brilliant game for Portugal, Xavier, received a life on flinger Mary whiffing two and walking one; and Louie's miscue and advanced to sec- was nicked for nine blows, four of ond. Hilde Soares, another Pinch hit- which came in the last inning. Mary -ter, presented arms for the second out. Louie allowed only three bingles,
Waiting for the next batter to come struck out five and passed two. up to the plate, with the pitcher and The Portuguese damsels surpassed catcher in position, Ding sped to the hot corner when she thought she had caught the Chinese battery fast asleep. But Dave “Whisky water" Walker, who was wide awake umpiring at plate. third, put a dramatic halt to the game
China: by calling Ding Lopes out.
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TO-DAY'S MATCHES. The following is to-day's Tennis programme, at Hong Kong Cricket Club
Open Singles - Tsul Yan-pui V Tennis Kwok Court).
Handicap Doubles V. R. Gordon and H. J. Armstrong (-15) or R. K, Valentine and L. M. S. Lloyd (~~~3/6); v N:"D, Lloyd and W. R. Lambert (scratch) or B. C. Beavan and A. H. Mac Kenzie (-1/6) (2).
A. Lade and G. W. Sewell (-5/6) or W, G. Harvey and A. H. Barwell (scratch) v C. D.. N. Walker and E, L. Taverner (scratch) (3), Mixed Doubles Handicap
T. A. Pearce and Miss J. Armstrong (-15) v Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ferguson (-5/8),
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Records Topple At
Wah Yan Sports
The Annual Athletic Sports of Wah 0 Yan College were held. at Caroline Hill yesterday when five field and three track records were broken. The inter-school High Jump record of 5ft. 27ins. was equalled by Fong Chi-
hung.
YAUMATI SCHOOL
SPORTS
The following were the results of a la dies', sweepstakď race held yesterday' by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club over
The annual athletic sports of Yau- 6.05 miles:
Finished Pos.mati School will be held on Friday on La Linda
the Central British School ground, commencing at 12.30 p.m. The prizes will be presented by Mrs. G. P. de True Blue
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their past performances bungling only three chances to the Chinese two. *** (Mei, M. A. Neve), Mabel Louie topped the batting list with three hits in three trips, to the
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ARMY BOXING CANCELLED:
The Army Individual and Boys, box-
Champlons Ladies) against Theing tournament which was scheduled Rest last Saturday, is proceeding on Home to take place, to-night, to-morrow and 2 leave very shortly. She will be accompan-Thursday, has been cancelled owing to
led by her husband, Mr. Leonard Starbuck, fhaumcient entriesk