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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 11, 1940.--
SHELLS
TEXACANS
By "Grandstand"
Tommy Chan's LateHomer TROUNCE Gives Chinese Close Win
Ruel And Leight Also In Great Saints Only Just RECORD SET Beat Canadians BY LILY
By "Grandstand”
HIGHLIGHTED BY A homer in the last frame, which clinched the decision for the..Chinese Base- ballers, the formidable Hong Kong Baseballers were
SEQUEIRA!
By “Grandstand” In the opener of the La- nosed out by 8-7, thereby losing the League leader-dies League the Wildcats ship after holding it since their sensational win over had an easy time handing the Recreio Aces.
Besides this last-inning four-master, by Chinese first-sacker Tommy Chan, Henry "Crooner" Ruel clouted a pair of four-baggers for the Liumen, Whilst the Waggonermen replied with Lou Leight's round-tripper in the sixth. All four round trippers were made..with none aboard..
of Maxie Ed-ond stanza, the Chinese Base In the absence wards, "Screwball" Jones toed ballers were blanked, Joe Fisher the rubber for the Mohawk and Howard Lee failing to come tribe, but it was not the same through with a safety. Jones that had the Indians tam- ed last week, as he was con- nected for 11 safeties, of which three were homers, but conceded, only one pass without any strike outs.
Fireworks
out-a-29~3 defeat to the Chung Hwa lassies. Thel- ma Collaco, chucking for the Untamed Felines, was the first no-hitter of the in top form and pitched season, having the Chung Hwa squad eating out of her hands. She fanned, four but issued three free tickets to first
Ella Chinn, on the mound for the losers, walked four but struck out none. Two-baggers were clouted by Irene "Slugger" Pereira and Mary Mar, whilst Doris Mar banged out a triple for the longest hit of the game.
A Massacre
were
The Cardinals massacred the Little Flowers 42-6 in spite of the fact that all the reserves thrown into the game. Hurler Efegina Babida was in her usual good.form, fanning two and walk- ing two Florinhas, whilst Lily Silva, on the slab for the Florin-. has, had little support from her team-mates, who booted 25 Deld- ing chances, of which short-s'op Lily. Sequeira was responsible for 11 to smash all existing, records for errors by any one player..
Form
LEAGUE TABLE
TO DATE
Ladies' League...
Games
Canadian Chinesa.... 6
Wildcats
8
Wahoos
4
Peta 11.000 1.000 .667
Baby Panthers Cardinala
4. 3 .571 3. 3,500 Recreio Ramblerettes 2.4 .333 Chung Hwa
.000
Little Flowers .......
6 - .000
Senior League
St. Joseph's
.833
$ R.K. Bassballers (2.15 - .2 Cyclones
4 .2 Chinese Baseballers.. 3 2 Recreio Aces. Indiana Filipince. Canadian Chinese...........0 0
2 2
2 3: 1.4.
- .714 .607 .000 .500, .400 $200, .000
Junior League
Chung Hwa Recreio Boos Cosmos
R.A.F. V.R.C,
Liga Portuguesa Royal Scots South China Central- British 8th R.A.
Royal Engindors :
3 10 1.000...}
4 1 .000
་་ ་ .760
.760
1
1
.667:
2 2
.500
2
.509
1
.500-
14
200
5 04
.167 .000
[CORRESPONDENCES
AROMIN'S
CHALLENGE
In the inter-hong “bat- tle of the Oilers," the Shells shellacked "the- Texacans by 20-4, after indulging in a slug-fest, in which hurlers Lessan and Pereira. were nicked for 21 safeties, which in- cluded Huckjai Kitchell's and Georgie Guterres' four bagger.
Henry Tubby" de Sa. and Wabby Wahab were good for triples, whilst Hal Winglee, and Bimby Ablong were also good for
a
double apiece. Thompson's three-bagger off Winglee, who took over mound duties from Bimby Ablong in the fifth, was the only extra-base clout for the Texacons The only double-killing, of the fray was when Kitchell: snared Lefevre's line-drive over second to toss Davis out at first." Two splurges of runs, totalling 14 for the first two stanzas, salted away the game away for the Shell ters, after which they just went through the movements... to garrier five more runs.
The first Texaca.score.came in the third on two successive hits by Chiarlle¦ Ng-Chun-wah. and Steve Ozorió. In the sixth, Thomp- son dented the counting station once more on Larry Lawrence's timely single to short centre,
Lacas Win
In the other tilt, the Lacas trounced the Green Spots by 8-3, after being held scoreless for the first two innings. A. B. Hassan tood the rubber for the.. Orange Squashers,
but was connected freely:
The Green Spots were without the services of Stari Leonard, whose hitting was badly missed, while A, K. Omar's fielding would. have been more effective ·
not had he indulged in too much grandstand!
Nazarin on the mound. for the Locas was well supported by his mates, limiting the opposition to only three hard earned runs..
Taking advantage of two wild Chinese... heaves, the Mohawks scored three times with a hit in the third to take the lead, but the Chinese produced two tallies in the third to knot the count Ruel's three in four trips to In..the.. fourth, both sides were the plate, just about won the retired in one, two, three order, ball game for the Llumen. Tuffy' but Ruel's second four-bagger of Chinn, working on the slab for the day in the fifth broke the the Chinese Baseballers, ylelded tie. two singles, fanned one, but passed two, and was relieved in the beginning of the second by George White, after stopping Lou The fireworks started in the Leight's mile-a-second bullet sixth, when the Chinese dented liner which nearly blasted his the counting station with a left eye out! The swiftness of splurge of three runs, the first on the ball can be gauged by the Wally Ching's sacrifice to deep fact that it smacked Chinn and centre, whilst left-fielder Hank bounced right across first base Sperry's first fumble of the sea- before anybody knew what hap- son, after two were out cost the V. Rozario relieved Lily Silva The Sports Editor. pened. Toiling on the mound Hong Kong Baseballers two ex- in the later stages of the game for the rest of the gamer White pensive runs.
and between them. they walked won his first pitching assign- Staging a late rally, the Wag-four, the only strikeout being by by a promoter who asked if I was Si-I-have been approached ment, conceding seven blows; of gonernen, nicked White for five Silva. which five were bunched up. in blows, scoring four times to knot Of the 21 blows collected by the prepared to stake my feather and the sixth for four Waggoner the count once more.
Redbirds, Kitty Bush was good for Collins, should he, the promoter,
bantam weight titles against Len By "Grandstand" imarkers, and handed out no less Coming into the last semester, five in her three trips, whilst be able to arrange the fight. than five free tickets to first. Six Earl Wong, flied out to Fitch..
In the Junior clrcult, the 8th Faladona and June. Hall both Liumen were left stranded on
batted safely four times in seven. better than to meet Collins in the week by
There is nothing I would.. like.R.A. provided the upset of the the bases compared to the eight
shading the Central Doubles. were made Waggonermen who died on the
by Bush, ring, over 15 three-minute rounds, Britishers: 7-8 and gaining their Faladone, Hall and Babida, but I would suggest that a percentage first points to climb out of the sacks.
Florinha Socorro Sequeira banged of the gate receipts be devoted to cellar, which is now occupied by ▸ the only triple of the tilt..
the Bomber Fund, and as I un- the Sappers.
First Blood
, on
Excitement was reaching fever.. pitch when Tommy Chan next at bat, Bocked Jones' floater flight on the побе Gardener Sperry was still looking for the ball out. in the road when Chan, romp-. ed over the plate with the winning run.
Slugging Spree.
TO: COLLINS!
"China Mail!!
GUNNERS! FIRST WIN
.derstand Collins is also looking Drabby Payne homered for the for a real honest-to-goodness fight, Artillerymen whilst the Gunners' The Canadian, Chinese over-I hope he will be prepared to battery of MacLean and Butler whelmed the Baby Panthers by take me on the same terms, that proved too good for the Central 11-8 in a slugging spree in which is, winner takes all: the Maple Leafs connected, Lelia
Britishers. Xavier, Pantherette hurler, for 11
-The Chinese Baseballers drew first blood in the initial frame when "Crooner" Ruel homered after two down. In the Rong In the Hong Kong Baseballers Kong Baseballers' half of the last time with the stick, men- innings, Reardon, Hearther and tor Chuck Waggoner pinched run Fitch choked the sacks
a for Doc Molthen, who singled to safeties, including Alice Mar and flelder's choice. a hit and a walk centre to put the tying run on Ulian Khoo's ruthian wallops with to threaten with one out. Jones base with two. down, but Joe none on the sacks on both occa-. dump forced Reardon at the Morris flied out for the game tosions. home-plate for the second era- end. sure, whilst Frank Crews grounded out to first to end the uprising.
In spite of the fact. that they had ducks in the pond in the sec
Saints' Narrow Win
In the other Senior League tilt, fielding a scratch nine, the Saints sécured. a narrow victory over the Canadians. Both sides. boot-
Now Collins, how about it?
“Young" Aromin ›
CRAIGENGOWER® SELECTIONS
will
-represent [
In the other game, the Vic- torians climbed three storeys in the League standing by down- Ing the Sappers with a scratch team, Jock Brown pitched for the winners.
GOLF
CAPTAIN'S
Playing almost errorless ball, the Canuckettes. returned to their pennant-winning form of last sea-. two-hitter, fanning six, but letting. son, hutler Mary Ng pitching a two Panthers get to first on balls
The following The Baby Panthers started well | ed four times, but the Saints enough, Norma Silva's homer, in
thefrst scoring. Hilda... Soares cricket match against Kowloon out-hit the Canucks to take the ahead of her, but a double-killing C.C. on Saturday at the latter 5-2 decision. Geegee Lee, hurl-
The following "is the draw for ing for the Maple Leafs, al-soon-dampened their enthusiasm, ground at 2 p.m..
Cup G. Souza (Capt.), A. M. Omar, the Captain's
competition, With the exception of the third though conceding seven safetles inning, in which the Panthers J. W. Leonard, B. J. Bilimorin, A match play stages of the Royal showed pretty good form, and scored one more run on a hit and J. Hulse, E. A. Lee, A. B. Hamson, Hong Kong Golf Club. adopted the strategy of depend-
B. I. Iranee, W. Hong Sling, J. First round matches must
Craigengower C.C. in a friendly CUP DRAW
be
third round February 9; semi- finals March. 2; and, fihal March
ing on his fielders; he was guilty an error, they were shut out in Youngsaye and A. H, Esmail, Re- completed on or before December of one wild pitch. Lee, fanned, two, three order. for the rest serves: S. Leonard, O. M. Omar 29; second round January 19, 1941 one, when he fooled. Dave of the game. Leonard, the great Bambino, with Khoo, who made good four times
Batting honours ge to Ullan and U, H. Esmail. hls nothing ball, Manson on the in. five, whilst Alice Mar and "slab for the Collegians also
whiffed one, issued no walks, and Rene Yuen also batted safe three.
In five only yielded". four scattered blows,...
B'll Ing and Cruz both batted safely twice in their three trips to take batting honours for the fracas
The Saints: opened the SCOTA arst with five runs on five hits, whilst three errors in the third
TO-DAY'S SOCCER
Sunday's Game 10
Bye into second round:--M. L. The following will represent Reidy (17) v T.. Megarry (9); A. Craigengower on Sunday against W Bourne (9) v W S. Hillier the Royal Engineers at Sookun (10); W. W. C. Shewan (8) v T. poo, commencing at 11 am,
Low (12); J. Linaker (16). A. B. Hamson (Capt.), P. J. First Round:A., Dennis (10) Billimoria, A. H. Esmail, U. HY S. L. Lloyd (10); E, S, Robert- Esmail, T. Edgar, H. L. Forman, son (8) v G. Thomerson (20); A. A. J. Hulse, CA W. Lam, E. Mit B Purves.(10) v H. A, Mills (17). Bye Into eacond round--J. W. chell, J. L. Youngsaye and S. Ramchand. Umpire, G. S. Ladd.
‚MEN! HERE'S HOW STO KEEP IN TRIM.
Learn to bowl! You'll find that bowling will keep your body at and your mind alert. And the gave the Maple Leafs their only
Service Corps, meet Ordnance at best part is that you can bowl two runs. A peculiar feature of Sookunpoo, this afternoon at 4 In the evenings... We'll give you the game was that all the runs p.m. in Second Division of Hong day. The following will represent all the instruction you need. Try for both sides were scored. In one Kong, Football League,
the Navy:
· it!
Inning, a string of goose eggs de.. corating the score-board for the other chapters.
HONG KONG BOWLING – ALLEYS
ookhart Hload,.
Tol. 21800
Canuck Johnnie Delgado Coreatow, the surprise of the
gamo by clamping, hla, handie on all the four flies that came chia way in the contro patch:
Clague (16) v F. A. Howard (17); A. H.. McBride (12) v H. Overy (18); G. M. Park (7) ▼ E. C. Young (14)...****
In their first meeting last week, Robinson; Roughly, Britt Jack Clement, ice-hockey star Service Corps won by 5 clear goals Honeywell, Croft, Hawkins; Phip-at. Harvard; who was reported In a game which was featured by pen; Le Pago, Hendy, Birch. Bar-killed at Amions where he was a the, brilliant goal-keeping of Rey-ber.
member of an American ambu- noids of Ordnance, -
To-morrow, a Navy sido will lance unit and awarded the Croix * The Royal Navy, will meet South meet a team from one of H.M. de Guerre "posthumously,"!“ has China in a friendly. football game warships on the saina ground, at|gone on to Switzerland for a job. Tut Causeway Bay at 4.30 p.m. to- Ithe same, timo...
with the International Red: Crossy