THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 31, 1940
BASEBALL
H.B. DEFEAT THE MINDANAO IN A ONE-SIDED TUSSLE
Portugal Competing In Charity Tourney
By "Grandstand”
DESPITE THE threatening weather all three League tilts scheduled for last week-end were played The U.S.S. Ashville-Portugal off in good order. game was called off in the third frame on account of rain, when the score was 4-0 in favour of Portugal. Eddie Gosano's round-tripper featured the four inuing encounter.
Three big cheers for Royal Engineers, who took South China to town on Saturday to the tune of 7-4. This victory gave the Sappers a chance of tieing with South China for the cellar position, but Nam Hwa came back strongly on Sunday to trounce Hong Kong Baseball Club and once again leave the Sap- pers by themselves at the bottom of the League ladder.
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The Engineers played a much; better game than they did at any time during the season and hurlei George Denyer exceeded his usual [ewei Form by striking out than seven Nam Hwas against Lau's and Pau's two whiffs apiece. The Fortress R.E.'s outhit the op- position 7-5 and their flelders went great guns on the field com- mitting only two bobbles to the enemy's seven.
Strange Job
Madeen Arculli's steady pitching once more carried his team to victory and he was not thinking of his strike-out aver- Ho was content, and age.
CRICKET LEAGUE ABANDONMENT
REPORT DENIED
In an adjacent column in to day's inoue, will be found the following reference the com- ing cricket season by our Army correspondent,
He saya: "Army circles have learned that the Civilian Cricket League is unlikely to be run this year..
In an Interview this morning, Mr. A. H. Madar, Hon. Secretary of the Cricket League said:
There is no reason at this junc- ture 10 believe that the League will be abandoned. In fact it is more than possible that the League will be able to proceed this season with even less inter- ruption than tast season, having regard to present Volunteer train- ing arrangements.
ARMY SPORTLIGHT
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BY "SQUADDY"
F the present atmosphere still It is hoped that the Football prevails when the football sea-meeting to be held next week son opens it will be a bad year will straighten out matters satis- for Army teams, for many units factorily. All Army circles are have intimated that they do not very indignant about the Football. like the way this game is run in Council's decision not. to allow R the Colony and would prefer not representative of the Junior army to play! This, together with the teams on the council. Surely the added interest in Rugby and Cric-"underdogs,' who provide 80% of fret, should rob the players in the football Lea- Football many teams of their gues, should have some say in the
best players. Royal matter. Scots only intend entering two] teams, and Middlesex one, and al- though the Service Corps are en- tering two teams, their best play-
It has been whispered that ers have abandoned the game to steps are going to be taken, to play erleket. Hong Kong Signals select an Army teain at the open- can only enter one team as theiring of the season, and that this personnel have too many duties to team is to be trained and managed perform. The Artillery may en-by the Sports Board. If this combined team in actually comes inte being the Division I, and as such players as Chinese teams who ran away with Guy, Brown. Halpin, Owens and all major honours had better Atkins will be playing for them, look out! their respective battery teams will be sadly depleted.
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ARMY circles have learned that. the Civilian Cricket League is unlikely to be run this year and so are taking steps to make Army
To cricket self-contained.
this end various training grounds and practice nets are to be
Cricket erected. An Army League is to be form. for Cambridge University ed and all units in the colony are and Essex, writes of Australia's to compete. If grounds at Sham- great win at Nottingham in the shuipo, Stanley and Sookunpoo Arst Test of 1934. But he is too are used it should relieve the con- modest. He prints the analyses of gestion somewhat, and a very in-,
should to eight hits, while his teammates Grimmett and O'Reilly, who bowl-teresting season
result. wisely, to work on each batter hammered Lau for 10, the breaks ed so finely in our second innings. Cricket is the one game where a without sacrificing control and
but there is little to suggest that small unit, such as the Signals were against the Hongkongites. left the reat to his fielders who Both teams played on even terms, in his own first Test he took five or Service Corps, can turn out were on their toes all the time, booting four apiece.
wickets in each innings. There is a team equally as good as any of notably "Showboat" Ali at left!
South China opened the struggle Australia started their second in-or Middlesex. It is a pity that the an interesting reference to tactics.the large units such as Engineers fleld where the Chasemen did
with four counters in the first nings over 100 ahead late on the Scots cannot be persuaded to play not get any hits on flies.
frame. The Clubbers were blank-third evening. "It seemed safer for this great game, as they would The "Showboat" went after!
everything within sprinting dis-jed in the same inning. With the us to play for a draw, and I was be certain to raise the standard of
tance and was
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responsible for score 3-5 in favour of Nama told that we did not particularly Army cricket.
at the beginning of the fifth it want Woodfull's wicket to fall.... Harry Chin, who usually works
three put-outs in the left pastures looked as if the Molthenmen Perversely, I knocked his leg behind the plate and not on the
The tilt started off with Hong would come from behind when stump out of the ground. Ham- mound, started on the firing line)
Kong Brewery batting first.
the lead of they tallied four times in the fifth, mond bowled Ponsford early on. for South China, and walked thei
George Souza was
but South China added one more too." So much for the captain's [N spite of the new swimming first two batters, Ings and Honest
man and worked the pitcher fotally in the sixth, while the Red-little arrangements!
bath in Victoria barracks the Tom Fox. Both scored on a pass-
could settle legs could only garner two runs
army swimming enthusiasts have ed ball and a wild heave by back-pass before Ski
down. All followed with a drive in the last frame to be left three Too Much Scenery not yet gone into training and a Lau Po-yiu stop Szeto Bick.
to the first base line and the pellet
game of water polo is rarely seen. then took over mound duty and
Only long hit of the game was In his description of G. O. Al-The authorities can only be held the Sappers to two runs and went for a hit to advance Souza to third. Stun Leonard sacrificed
blamed for this as three hits till the fifth, when he
field and Chuck Waggoner's Ruthian clout len's Australian tour of 1936-37 a long fly to centre was yanked after Heath doubles Souza counted after the catch, and in the sixth to bring in Tony I could wish that there was more Swimming the bath has been
cricket and less scenery. The
open since the be- to score Ings. Pau took over the Ali advance to the hot corner. Alves ahead of him. assignment with one away in the Dave Leonard grounded to short-
former is transient; the latter, we ginning of May and 'still we have short work fifth and made
presume, eternal. Again, he tells no polo nets. 3 0 1 x-10 B 4us little of his own bowling. Hc Harper, and Taylor in this framestop Badrick and Ali crossed the for pan on the play. Joe Bowen, who
0 3 4 2-7 10 4 took 6 for 96 in the Australiar The sixth was disastrous
appeared anxious to hit a homer, flinger Pau. The Sappers ganged fanned the breeze to retire the
first innings in the fifth Test at up on him with the willow wand
Melbourne, in a total of 804; a League Standing
feat of which Tom Richardson NOTHING has yet been heard and counted thrice on four solid
from units regarding the pro- blows. including a double by
Pct. would have been proud. But he George Denyer.
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A Comeback.
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American Baseball
Results
grateful if
.600 Saturday we went pounding on." Table Tennis anybody who is willing to
South China did not score until .H.B. were blanked in the next Hong Kong Brewery the fifth when three runs crossed two cantos, but came back strong-Chung Hwa the plate on two hits. Szeto Bickly in the fourth to annex three South China
Joe H.K. Baseball Club three Lau]more runs on
hits. struck out for the first out.
Royal Engineers walked and was followed by Pau, Bowen, started the stanza with his
Obear] who singled to right field. C. W.first double of the day. Wong rapped a red hot single to Arculli connected for a single and centre field and the bases were placed Bowen in scoring position.] loaded. Yip flied-to left field for Zinho Gosano singled to right field) Harold the second put-out in the inning. to chase in Joe Bowen, George Denyer had difficulty in Winglee struck out and Madeen
The following werċ results of games; inding-the-plate-and-walked Ng Arculli was passed. George Souza and forced Lau to score. Denyer sacrificed a fly to right field to played in the major American Base- was in a hole then and appeared score Gosano while Öbear Arculli ball Leagues yesterday:
National League: Cincinnati 5 New on a passed ball. York 3: St. Louis 13 Boston 1: Brook- jittery. I. C. Wong also rved romped home a pass to first and Pau counted. Ali popped to shortstop to end the lyn 5 Philadelphia 7. Cecil Winglee grounded to short-inning. Two more runs on three American League: New York 8 De stop but Foley fumbled and Wong hits in the fifth and four scored on the play. Ha grounded tallies in the sixth on the same Reuter. to the windy alley and this time number of hits salted the game Foley made sure' of the throw to for the Brewers.
more troit 0; Philadelphiła 1
retire the inning. South China's Mindanao did not score till the
other run came in the last frame third when Red Todd counted on CRICKET when Wilcox muffed a fly off Yip's Stan Leonard's error at the initial bat and was chased in by Cecil sack and a hit by Highpockets Winglee's hit to left field.
Wilson. Two more runs in the
R. H. E. fifth were all the Chasemen could
R. Engineers 3 0 0 0 13 x-77 push across in the remaining four South China 0 0 0 0 3 0 1-4 5 7 innings. Douglas was issued a
free ticket to first and was
Joe
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A LITTLE HISTORY
heroic attempt to form this League would We would like to have communicate with me and I will known something more tangible] be only too pleased to let him and intimate: incidents, the method have all the support I can. To- of his attack, and of the Austra-gether we might even be able to Lian batsmen.
Iraise a League Trophy.
IN DARKEST HAMPSHIRE
"Is my bath ready, Hawkins P."
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shell abreast of modern thought. This bottle of Ron's Lime Juice, Sie, in your
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Sunday's Games brought home on Muddy Ruel's With every seat and all stand-circuit clout to right field.
in finding Kenneth Farnes, the ing room taken up at Caroline Bowen had difficulty Hill on Sunday morning Hong the old apple and by the time the
ball was thrown back Crooner Essex and England fast Kong Brewers proved once more
and bowler, has recently writ- their real mettle to demonstrate Ruel had crossed the plate to their followers that they are was seated in the dug-out,
Besides Ruel's homer, other long ten a cricket book, "Tours still the champions who copped the pennant last year under the hits of the afray were a triple by
George Souza, and two doubles by and Tests" (R.T.S.-Lut- banner of Union Brewery,
Joe Bowen, Bowen topped the
“Nosquita, Sir. They're just duitingli.""" Although Hong Kong Brewery for a ride in a close battle, the three hits in four times up includ- makes light and easy petruro of old world courtesy, no were favoured to take Mindanao batting averages of the tilt with terworth Press, 6s.).
ing two doublés and Obear Ar- most ardent supporter of the culli's three singles in four trips reading,
doubt, but was' It really nécéisaty ?". an acceptable Wingleemen did not expect that to the plate took second honours. tho. H.B. eqund would take the
R. HE thing just now, writes the Verynary indeed; Sir; as it hap. American bluejackets in an HK, Brewers 2 0 0 324, 0-11 11 21
Mindanao overwhelming 11-3. count,
001 020 0-3 4 1 cricket correspondent of to be a hip-bath which har lain body's mind that Hong Kong Wooden Spoon-Avoided the London “Observer.” Brewery had the best team on the
In an early chapter he relates feld-and-they-well deserved their By giving the Hong Kong Hast-how an excited schoolmaster told win. Bad News Ski Powlawski, ball Club a 10-7 spanking in the that he had a natural leg-break who established a new record with second game of triple bill on Sun-action; but it was in his mote 16 strike puts in seven innings day, South China saw that they familiar role that, when still-a-boy, mo-low beneath the table I marvel-kicking Well, well, one lives and against South China, was, humbled would not be leading from the he struck an opposing vicar "re- that I'm here to tell the tale.?
soundingly on his shining dome By the HB, power-houses who wrong end of the League table, nicked Ski for nine hits before he The Molthenmen were without as he stooped to cut. No head- "Yer in some ways His Lordship, la breakfast. was yanked in the sixth. "Both the services of their regular pitch-byes were run, however, and the teams played heads up ball with ers and Tony Alves was moved batsman merely, waved cheerfully Mindanao booting once and H.B. from shortstop to the lab Al- und Carried. on." Militant; twice.
though Tony limited South China Farnes, after w/chapterson-hist
There was no doubt in every-
some years in the coach-house. His Lordship rarely entertaiks."
His Lordship's notions of hospital ity are not of this century. He seemed to think he had a sacred duty to lay
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So that's why I'm still alive and'
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