THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 7, 1940.
CLUBS PREPARING FOR THE BASEBALL SEASON Bill Smith Catches Eye As Utility Pitcher PEARY CRUSHES HIGHLY GRAPHIC GOLF K.C.C.
RATED MINDANAO
By "GRANDSTAND”.
IN PREPARATION for the forthcoming season the various local clubs are burning up the dirt at Caroline Hill in friendly games, augmented by various teams from the U.S.A. battle wagons.
In the curtain-raiser of a triple bill! .on Sunday, H. B. shut-out Royal En-
gineers 7-0. The non-appearance .of the Sappers' regular moundsman necessitated asking Bill Smith, Soft- ball's Papa bear, and formerly from the apple orchards of Wenatchee, who obliged con mucho gusto with his twisters which baffled even the great . Bambino Dave Leonard who was
struck out in his first time up.
Bill is being groomed for a first string pitching berth in the Hong Kong Baseball camp and is doing well in spite of his advanced years!
SMITH'S CURVES.
He has been practising consistently recently and is getting along very nicely with his control of the pellet and a curve which should be enough to fool the best sluggers in the local *League.
Nuf said about Bill, we will see more of him when the League opens on the 18th of this month. If his star- board fin does not let him down and the Hong Kong summer weather does not take him down he may be able to carry the Molthenmen to a higher place in the League ladder this sea-
son.
M. Arculli, was on the firing line for the H. B. squad, and although he has not yet reached his form of last year, when he pitched the U. B. squad to the pennant, he still has his old con- trol and slight stuff on the ball. As no game proper score was kept of the there is no record of strike outs and hits.
The second game saw H. B. trounce Chinese Baseball Club in a five-inning game. Dave Leonard did mound duty for H. B. and held the Chung Hwa un- til the fifth, when the Chinese lads rallied with five runs on three hits.
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SCORES AT
A GLANCE:
7 Royal Engineers
H.B. H.B.
14 Chinese Baseball Club 7. U.S.S. Peary B Mindanao
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Peary squad to humble them in al- most a one-sided tussle.
Mindanao
Seven hits off the two flingers, helped by seven errors, caused the downfall of the Chasemen.
Yeager, the Peary pitcher, pitched inspired ball to strike out nine of the opposition and pass four. Red Keplin- ger and Tony Muscavage, the two Mindanao hurlers, pitched good enough bail but those seven errors made by their mates were too much to over- come, and then a pitcher cannot win ball games if his team mates don't make hits and runs,
The first frame was uneventful for both teams. In the second Peary broke the ice with two markers on three hits. Mindanao replied with two counts in the third to knot the score. In the fourth Fearymen went to town with e six-run merry-go-round, on four blows and three Mindanao solid
In the Fifth errors.
Red. Keplinger relieved Muscavage on the rubber and held the Pearymen to no runs, no hits five for three cantos, striking out batters, with nary a walk.
If Kep keeps up the good work and if his arm behaves he will be boosting the Mindanao stock when the season starts.
POOCHIE DOES IT HIMSELF
Since Paints Thomas left Mindanao on transfer Poochie Chase has been
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Dave yielded six hits to Chung looking high and low for a hind Hwa while his team mates nicked two, snatcher, but to no avail. The "little- Chung Hwa chuckers for 10 safeties, round-man" himself has taken the as- signment behind the plate and is do- Chinese Baseball Club had a pitcher on the hillock, but unfortun-ing quite well in his new position. ately his name in the score book is too blurred to legible. As far as I can make it out its Bob !! Anyway the new find showed some speed on the ball during his short stay on the slab "before he was slaughtered by the H. B.
heavy sluggers.
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R. H. 0-8 7 1 02 4 7
Ó 2.0 6 0 0 Peary Mindanao 0 0 2 0 0 0
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Although Hong Kong Baseball Club, Chinese Baseball Club, Hong Kong Brewery, U.S.S. Mindanao and Royal Engineers have signifled their inten- tions of entering Hong Kong Baseball TUFFY GETS PAIN IN NECKI
League this year, when I saw Secre- Tuffy Chinn tried to come to the res-tary Roy Lau yesterday he informed cue but he too found trouble when heme that so far no official entries have could not find the platter to save his been received. -neck. He issued so many Annie Oak- leys that he had a sore neck watching batters trotting to first!
The game was interesting enough for one inning but four H. B. tallies in the second and six in the third just about turned the tilt into a base run- ning practice for the Leonardmen. The game livened a bit in the fifth when the Chinese pushed across five counts.
R. H. E. 2 4.6 2 X-14 10 1 1 0 1 0
--7 5- 5
Managers of the various teams de--
BOBBY JONES IRON SHOT
AT IMPACT IMPACT OPENS CLUB FACE SLIGHTLY
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TENNIS DRAW
Following is the draw for the annual Lawn Tennis Tournament at Kowloon Cricket Club:--
Man's Singles Championship:-A, E. P. Guest v J, R. Turner; N. A. E. Mackay V E. Zulauf; S. A. Gray v E. C. Fincher; F. G., Grose v A. Crawford.
Men's Singles Junior Championship:- N. A. E. Mackay v B. Baxter: G. A. White v J. Luke: P. Wynter-Blyth v C. Batchelor; R. Kloss v, G. A. Goodban; E. Curtis v'W. Rapley: A. Zimmern v D. Hung: R. E. Lee v G. Gillard; J. R. Turner v J. L. Anderson, Men's Singles Handicap:~E, C. Fincher (-40) v J. R. Turner (-15); N. A. E. Mac- A. L. Fisher (-15.3): W. kay (-15.4) v Rapley (15) v F. O'Nell (scratch): G. A. White (15.1) v A. Crawford (-30.4): E. Zulauf (-15.3) v J. L. Anderson (~15.4); G. Gillard (-15) v S. A. Gray (30); R. Broadbridge (~15,4) v D. Hung (—15,1); Bye-A, E. P. Guest (-40).
THE CLUBFACE ON IMPACT BY BEST BALL Even though the clubhead. is travelling at a pace of 140 feet a second in the above illustration, the adjustment of the clubface at impact is as precise as one might make it in slow motion tempo. Only the natural loft of the club- face is utilized in this particular stroke, a method long recommend- ed by the particular golfer por- trayed above, Bobby Jones. Golf clubs are so designed that theham (scratch); R. Baldwin and B. Monks
Men's Singles Handicap "B":~Byes:-G, Gillard (-40) v R. Kloss (scratch); A. Zim- mern (15.2) v R. E. Lee (-30); H. Stokes (scratch) V W. Hobbs (scratch). First Round:-R. Baldwin (--15,3) v H. Crobb (-15); J. R. Turner (40) v J. Luke (-15); C. Batchelor (scratch) V B. Baxter (scratch): R. S. Capell (-30) v E. Curtis (-15). Byes:-G. A. Goodban (scratch) v L. Jack (30); P. Peckham (scratch) v F. O'Neil,(-15); C. E. Turpin (-15.3) v W. Rapley (-40).
face will raise the ball when con- tact is made in the normal posi- tion. Too many times the aver- age golfer tries to help by his mechanical manipulation of the club and only botches the effort. Give the clubhead a chance to do its own job and the result will be much more satisfactory. It will be difficult to duplicate the effort above as far as accuracy goes but duplication will be that much easier if the swing is made as sim- plified as possible.
The dotted clubheads represent actual photographs of the down-
of stroke at intervals
one-one hundredth of a second each. The force of the blow opens the club- head slightly at impact but by the time this happens the ball has already been dispatched on its way. In the average golfer's game the toe of the club is pointed much further back just after impact than is the case here. The reme- dy is to keep a firm grip on the club at all times.
Next Apticle. Takes Over,
Narrow Stance
KWONG
WAH SPORTS
A large crowd attended the second Biring to play in the League this sea-annual sports meeting of Kwong Wah son are reminded that entries close on Athletic Association held on Sunday.
opening Tuesday, May 14, and the game will take place on Saturday May 18. Entrance fees for teams sponsored by commercial firms will be $100.00 for the season and other teams $50.00.
Egg-and-Spoon Race (Ladies):—1, Miss Cecilia Lee, 2, Miss Edith da Rocha, 3, Miss Liu Shul-Jai.
Men's Doubles Handicap: Byes:-E. Grose and D. J. N. Anderson (−30) v E, C. Fincher and R. Bliss (~15.4); D. Hung and W. Hung (~15.5) v C. Turpin and P. Peck-
(scratch) v G. A. White and R. S. Capell (scratch); G. A. Goodban and L. Jack (scratch); First Round:-A, Crawford and R. Broadbridge (-30) v B. Baxter and C. Batchelor (scratch): H. Stokes and J. Kevan
· (scratch) y A. E. P. Guest and G. Gillard (-15.4): Byes:-H, Grobb and A. E. Perry (scratch); N. A. E. Mackay and A. Zim- mern (15.2) v 5. A. Gray and E. Curtis (-15.2); E. Zulauf, and F.- O'Neil (-15) ▼ P. Wynter-Blyth and A. L. Fisher (~15.2): T. A. Madar and A. Bone (rec. 15) v E. C. Fincher and G. C. Burnett (~40).
Mixed Doubles Handicap:—Bycs:—Mr. and Mrs. Burnett (40) v Mr. and Mrs. Crabb (-15); T. Madar and Mrs. Millard (—15) ▼ : Mr. and Mrs. Goodban; G. Gillard and Mrs. Sweeney (-30):. First Round:-C. Davey and Mrs. Nobbs (scratch) v Mr. and Mrs. Monks: C. Turpin and Mrs. Knight (~15,2). V H. Stokes and Mrs. Wexham (-15); Mr. and Mrs. Vicary (scratch) v E. C. Fincher and Mrs. Goodwin (-30.3); R. Broadbridge and Miss Harker (-30) v F. Goodwin and Mrs. Fincher (rec, 15); E. Zulauf and Miss M. McCaw (-15) v Mr. and Mrs. White (-15.3); Mr. and Mrs. Peckham (scratch) v C. Hyatt and Mrs, Sinton (scratch); Byes: S. A. Gray and Mrs. Stokes (~30) v Mr. and Mrs. Kevan (-15); M. Davies and Mrs. Turpin (scratch); A..E. P. Guest and Mrs. Madar (-15.3) v A. Crawford and Miss Stokes (-30.3).
Ladies' Doubles Handicap:- Byes:--Miss Stokes and Mrs. Burnett (-40) v Mrs. Tay- lor and Miss Jarker (-30); Mrs. Madar and Mrs. Guest: First Round:-Mrs. Good- ban and Mrs. Monks (-15) v Mrs. Kevan and Mrs. White (-30.3); Mrs. Wexham and Mrs. Millard (-15) v Mrs. Turpin and Miss Broadbridge (scratch); Byes:-Mrs. Nobbs and Mrs. Sinton (scratch); Mrs. Goodwin and Mrs. 'Stokes (-15.3) v Mrs. Knight and Mrs. Sweeney (-30.3).
Ladies' Singles Handicap:-Mrs. Burnett (-40) y Mrs. Nobbs (scratch); Mrs. Good- Mra. ban (-15) v Miss Harker (-15.3): White (-25) v Mrs. Smeby (-30): MIES Stokes (-40). v Miss Broadbridge (scratch).
TENNIS AT C.S.C.C.
A mixed doubles tennis tournament will be held by Civil Service Cricket Club on Sunday, commencing at 2.15 Results: 100 Yards Handicap (Members) :-1, Vic- | p.m. Teas, ball-boys and balls will be tor Wong, 2, Wong Man-kwong, 3, Chung provided and an entrance fee of $1
per player will be charged, `· Fal-lam.
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Ladies' Nomination (Members)-1, Wong Egg-and-Spoon Race (Members): -1; A.Wah-gay and Miss Fong Sit-wan, 2, Cheung. R. de Pinna, 2, Phoon Fook-thong, 3, Chan Kit-choi and Miss Wong Sit-long. Man-kal.
Three-Logged Handicap Race (Members) : (Members) :-1.-1. Lam Ching-fong and Lung Chi-Jup, 2, Wheelbarrow Handicap Liu Ting-kal and Lee Hon-ming, 2, Chung Liu Ting-kai and Lee Hon-ming, 3, Phoon In the Captain's Cup, May qualify-Shun-choung and Fong Shum, 3, Kwok Kam-Fook-thong and A. R. de Pinna.
team Soven-a-side Tug-of-war:-Winning Surprise of the day was furnisheding competition, held at Fanling over cheung, and Chu Yiu-fal. by U.S.S. Peary when they took the week-end, P. E. Annis qualified Potato Face (Members)-1, Law Fook-Chung Kim fal, Lee Kwok-kee, Chin Chi- fun, Lau Tin-put, Wu Yat-chan, Tang Kam- Poachie Chase's formidable Mindanao over the Old Course with a score of chuen, 2, Lung Chi-lup, 3, Wong On-lan.
93-20-73. There were 21 entries, Rocha, 2, Miss M. G. Alves, 3, Miss Palsy Chiro, 2. Miss Nina Carvalho.
Potato Race (Ladies),:~1.. Miss. Edith da yung, John Law, nine, 8-2, in the nightcap.
Children's Handicap: 1. Master Eddio J. Linaker qualified over the New Alves. Course with 'a score of 87-15-72. Sack Race, Handicap (Members)-1, Lam The prizes were presented by Mrs. There were 10 entries here:
Ching-fong, 2. Chin Chi-fun, 3, F. A. Lou- | Brown.
*H. B.
C.B.C.
Mindanao has bean rated the strongest team among the U.8, battle wagons in port and now it took the
ANNIS AND LINAKER QUALIFY AT FANLING