'THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 28, 1940.
BASEBALL CLUB'S LAPSE IN THE FOURTH INNING Thrills In Closing Stages Of Match GRAPHICCOLE INEXPLICABLE ERROR
BY
OF TACTICS "DOC" MOLTHEN
By "Grandstand”
ALTHOUGH THEY LOST their game against Chung Hwa on Saturday, Hong Kong Baseball Club astonished their most ardent followers, when Bill Smith limited the Abemen to four scattered hits and his mates backed him up brilliantly with only two foozles in seven frames, against Chung Hwa's four miscues.
Two errors for a team that has never played together before and has not had a single practice before their first League outing, is great going for the Molthenmen.
Hong Kong Baseball Club were by Choy. Fettinghoff reached first on Chung a fielder's choice but Ernie Hearther blanked in the. first stanza.
was forced at second for the first era- Hwa in their turn to bat squeezed onc
another tally across when Nip "the Cushion | sure. Joe Higgins belted robber" Lum counted on a hit and a safety to centre field for his third hit double steal. The Hong Kongites tied in four times up and Fettinghoff ad- the score with one run in the second vanced to second. Caco Marques got a life when Babe Chinn muffed a fly frame. Waggoner doubled, which was the longest hit of the tilt, and romped off Caco's bat. home on Freddie Barros' single to .centre field.
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Bases were now loaded, with only one away, after Charlie Figueiredo The Molthenmen jumped ahead with worked Bill Chang for a free pass. A two runs in the third frame. Joe Hig-chant started in the grandstand and gins, after one away, rapped a sting-rose to a roar.
Caco ing single to centre field and Marques was given free pass to first. While the Chinese batterymen were taking a nap both Caco and Higgins pilfered home.
Up to the second half of the fourth it was a pitcher's battle.
them
Bill Smith was mowing down like Old Man Time with his scythe with proper backing from his fielders, and Bill Chang was doing equally well for Chung Hwa. But then, unexpectedly, Bill Smith fourth frame. .slipped a cog in the Papa Bear Smith ambled to the mound in this inning with full confidence and it seemed that he would strike out the next three batters who comprised the tail end of Chung Hwa's batting list, 'but fate dictated otherwise.
Bill put on the pressure but he pressed too hard!
Al Lau walked and reached second Bill himself. on a wild heave by Richard Chung was also given free transportation, to the initial sack and P. E. Choy followed to work Smith for the third Annie Oakley in a row and bases were loaded. Bill Chang sacrificed a grounder to first-sacker Ernie Hearther to score Al Lau.
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Hanus
Abe Liu, strategist that he is, saw that Bill Chang was in a bad hole and the Wally Ching was transferred to hillock, from shortfield. Wally hadn't warmed up much but he worked care- fully on Hanus Waggoner. chose a stick with great care and then stroke jauntily to the plate, took last look at the murmuring supporters and proceeded to strike out with tre- mendous zest and finality.
Two outs and Bill Smith was slated to be up.
Ordinarily a pinch hitter would have been the order of the day but Doc Molthen must have been: hypnotised when he falled to put a pinch hitter for Smith, thinking It was only the sixth inning.
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BASEBALL SCORES
AT A GLANCE
LEAGUE
Chung Hwa 7 H.K. Baseball Club 4 Mindanao 15 Royal Engineers
FRIENDLY.
Ashville
3 H. 8.
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Flash Radcliff was on the hillock
three
for the Sappers in four innings when he was relieved by Denyer in the fifth, Flash fanned one and walked while Denyer whiffed one. Tony was on the firing line for the Chasemen. He struck out no fewer than 10 of the
enemy but this is no indication of his superb hurling as the Sappers were
too anxious and were swinging on everything that came over. Tony only walked one.
"Horseface" Douglas banged the longest blow of the fray when he tripled in the first inning with one on board. Other long distance hits were a double aplece for Padgett, Musca- vage, Foley and Denyer.
Mindanao R.E.
R. H. E. 2 2 2 7 0 2 X-15 9. 2 3 0 0 0.1.3 0 7 8 11 Augmented by Douglas and Poochie Chase, H.B. bowed to U.S.S. Ashville in a friendly game. This proved to be the most interesting game of the week-end as the low score would in- dicate.
Powlawski went great guns on the slab for Ashville. He only allowed two measly hits, struck out eight and walked one. Madeen Arculli was not so lucky one the mound, he fanned six, passed one and yielded six safeties.
Dave Leonard's two bagger was the only long hit of the fracas. William- son, Ashville's second baseman, took batting honours with a .500 average in four times up.
Ashville 3 0 0 0 0 0 H.B. et al 000 1.00
R. H. E. 03 6 1 0-1 2. 3
League Standing
Chung Hwa Mindanao H. B. H. K. B. C. Engineers South China
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TAKING THE CLUB BACK RIGHT -STRAIGHT LEFT
BODY TURNING CORRECTLY
WRONG BENT LEFT
ARM.
LEFT TOE.
TURNED INWARD
PARALLEL TO 'LINE:
OF FLIGHT
THE CORRECT BACKSWING
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By BEST BALL
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The actual moment of contact between the clubhead and the ball is actually the point which deter- mines how well hit the shot is. of the However the mechanics stroke leading up to this point play an important part in the pro- ceedings. The stroke made along fundamental lines has a much bet- ter chance of being successful than
constructed along crazy quilt pattern of body mo- tions. In the above illustration for example, Bobby Jones is shown taking the club back in the ac- cepted correct form. The straight left arm is pushing the club back while the body, turn is coordinat- ing with it. The left heel off the turf, the left ankle turned slightly inward, frees the left side so that the left hip can turn in a relaxed and in rhythmical motion with
The the direction of the hands. ultimate result is bodily wind up. not unlike a coiled spring with the major balance at the top of the stroke on the right foot.
In the lower example the golfer makes no pretense of pushing the club back, instead he is lifting it, bending the left arm to accommo- date the process. To further con- fuse the stroke, the player has pivoted his left toe until it points rearward, turning the entire leg To attempt to in this position. swing down smoothly, while
IN THE NEWS straightening this bodily position
A Reuter's cricket cable received
out is a well nigh hopeless task.
Next Article:-In the Trap.
The Stableford competion held at Fanling
TOO MUCH FOR BILL Anyway Bill did his best with the stick but after clouting a sizzling hit in the sixth it would have been too much for Bill to rap another one ät this stage. Bill let the first ball go HOME CRICKET and the ump called it "ball Papa Bear swung at the next one and missed it by a foot. Wally Ching was cool as a cucumber on the mound. He glanced towards the occupied cushions and then shot a fast one at the plate. Smith swung and missed again. "Strike two" barked chief Umpire Now, the head of Chung Hwa's bat- Poochie Chase. After some prepara- ting order was coming up and nonetion Wally. threw another one right and published a few weeks ago men- during the past week-end was won by Cap- -other
must tioned Conradi, and Bridger as playing tair J. Reidy, who returned a score than Nip Lum was over the plate but Bill Smith in the batter's box, with have thought the pitch was a bit low for Cambridge against A British Em-28-16-39 points, runners on third and second, and and let it pass. The ump jerked his pire team. one away. Smith was in a real spot. thumbs up and the game Nip laid a bunt straight to the pitcher The crowd emitted a "Ya-a-ah"! that and Richard Chung was charging fast was heard on the other side of Caro- from the hot corner. Smith scooped line Hill but umpire Poochie stuck to the pellet and tossed it to Pinky Hig- his guns. gins, but Higgins thinking it was a forced play failed to tag Chung before he tossed a woolly one over hapless H.K.B.C. Ernie Hearther's head in trying to nail Nip Lum at first. Both Chung and
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Hwa
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was over.
Here are some details. of the match as published in a London daily,
over the
There were 18 entrels.
The honours of the day went to Con- D. L. Donnelly, not out
Byes, 7; 1-b., 1; n.b., 2 radi and Bridger, each of whom fol- lowed his captain's century by reach-
Total
R. H. E.ing three figures. These two: Fresh-
Second Innings
of
Old Course.
4 20 X7 4 4 men presented a distinct contract in D. F. R. Emus, b, Earls-Davies
C. L. Walker, c. Earls-Davies, b. Bashford 14 8 2 styles. Conradi, a left-hander, drove w. Bebbington, not-out- 0 1 2 0 0 0
flercely and hit to leg freely, scoring N. w. D, Yardley, not out Sunday's Games
his 164 in two hours 35 minutes. He J. B. Emtage, b. Webster
Bye. 1; 1-b., 5
Total (4- wkta;) Bowling
-Choy tallied on the bonehead and the In the first game of a double-header gave three chances late in his innings. G. W. Davies, 1-b.-W., b. Webster score was now 5-3 in favour of Chung on Sunday Mindanao subdued Royal and hit 24 4's.. Bridger, more subdued *Hwa.
|Engineers, „15-7. Although outplayed but more correct, took nearly four and The fifth. Most of the spectators by the more experienced blue-jackets a half hours over his 145, which in-55;
4's. His fourth-wicket who were rooting for the Molthermen the Sappers fought every inch of the cluded 18 were murmuring for action; shouting way and they put everything they had partnership with Conradi produced
the game.
"get those runs back" but, despite the on ins and opponents alike have crowd's encouragement, the Hong- kongites were blanked. The Abemen nothing but admiration for the R.E.'s garnered two more counts in this in the way they are taking to frame to sew up the game.
sport, and in the way they conduct
In the sixth both teams were score-themselves on the field. less. Now, came the eventful seventh inning, and the stands were still -shrieking for action.
Ernie Hearther grounded to the stone and was safe on the bobble
234'runs.
Score:-
BRITISH EMPIRE XI
· · First innings the D. F. R. Emus, 1.-b.-w.. b. Webster
C. L. Walker, b. Webster... W. F. Bebbington, b. Webster N. W. D. Yardley, b. Bridger mand
A batter bunch of sportsmen could not be found on any field than these Sappors; defeat or "no defeat, their spirits ara haver daunted.
J. ¿B.‘Emtage, o, Bell, b. Bridger v..
First Innings-Webster,
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY First innings
White, 1 for 14; Bridger, 4 for 25.
J. R. Thompson,-c, sub.. D. Rock N. M. Mischler, b. Davies
G. P. Baylis, c, Emtage, b. Peall
J. R. Bridger, not out
E. R. Conradi, c. Yardley, b. Skea
43. D. G. Lacy-Scott, b. Skea ∙14' 'W, N.' White, not out
B
34
98
J. G. W. Davies, c. Thompson, b. Bridger" "0"
F. E. Peall, c. Bell, b. While
J. C. W. Hock, b Webstèr
A. N. Young, b. Webster
R, L. Shen, b. Conradi, b. Brläger
Byes, 14; 1.-b.. 2
Total (8 wkts.)
** Innings declared closed.
10
159
61
20
120
5 for
D. H. A. Bell, H. J.-C. Bashford, M. R. G. Earls-Davies and 3. Webster did not go in. SABowling Rock 1 for 85, 8kea 2 for 189,
| Davies 1 for 79, Peall 1 for 77.