BASEBALL LEAGUE STARTS WITH "NEEDLE" MATCH
By "Grandstand”
· TO-DAY MARKS the opening of the Hong Kong Base- ball League pennant race for the Bagram shield and the Brown Cup.
At 2.30 p.m. on the Naval ground at Caroline Hill, Mr. Addison E. Southard, Consul-General for the United States of America in Hong Kong, will throw the first ball to in- augurate a new season, which promises to be better than last year.
In the opening tilt H.B. lock horns with U.S.S. Mindanao and a great battle should be staged from the time chief umpire Doc Molthen shouts "play ball" till the last man in is out.
diamond and no quarter will be asked for or given.
THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 18, 1940.
SOCCER TEAM
RETURNS
The Colony Interport soccer team, which lost the big match against Saigon aftor winning against Cambodia and Saigon "B", returned to the Colony this morning.
will have a better chance of chalking up a victory for his team.
Red Keplinger will probably be on the mound for Mindanao and if he touches his trouble touching him for very many solid blows.
recent form, the H.B. sluggers will find
Mindanao's hind snatching department is Padgett taking turns behind the bat. H.B,
still rather weak with Poochie Chase and
keen as mustard``and they will be there fighting from start to finish.
PROBABLE LINE-UPS
MINDANAO
Douglas
.1
U.B.
M. Araúll,
P: "Red Keplinger
.H. Wingles
C
Padgett
T. Leonard
1b
G. Souza
2b
Poochle Chase-
Zinho Gosano
3b
Red Todd
D. Leonard
SS
Badbrick
H. All
Wilson
of
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rf
Cook
Cughail
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S. Leonard
A. A. Rumlahn.
Utility:
A. K. Omar' Tarsan Esmail Bakar S. Bux
ROYAL ENGINEERS
Denyer or Sarsfield P Taylor Shaw Walfred
will no doubt take advantage. of this weak inge ness by pillering all around when they get Mac
on.
TO-MORROW'S GAME
To-morrow, South China were scheduled to tangle with Hong Kong Baseball Club. South China, however, will not be able to field a team so early in the campaign and have asked the League to give them another same week to get into shape.
Doc Molthen, who is to umpire the game from behind the plate, has brushed up on his rules in anticipation of some explosive squawks which may arise.
As both teams are about of the
victor, although I give the edge to the Leonardmen to take the American blue Jackets in a close struggle.
H.B. and Mindanao have the stron-strength and calibre, it's hard to predict the gest squads in the League this sea- son and a high standard of baseball should be dished out to fans who journey to Caroline Hill this afternoon. Besides, the Leonardmen and the Chasemen are great rivals on the
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Bill Chang
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Nip Lum
tb
A. Chung
2b
Al Lau.
3b
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Home Soccer
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At 11 a.m. Chung Hwa meet Royal Enlowing were, the results of regional gineers.. This is the Arst League game for the Sappers and I don't think Chung Hwa soccer matches played in Scotland yes-- will have much trouble in taking them to terday: If Madeen Arculli, who will be toeing the town: The Chinese line-up does not look
WESTERN and depends very impressive ch paper and I shall not
Kilmarnock 3 Rangers rubber for H.B., keeps cool more on his fielders instead of trying to be a bit surprised if the Sappers give them
6 Partick strike out every batter who faces him, hela good run for their money.
The R.E.'s are Motherwell
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