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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 1; 1941.
ANOTHER BIG TEST FOR WEEK-END
INDIANS TO-MORROW To Meet Hong Kong Baseballers
C.B.C. RECREIO GAME SHOULD BE CLOSE
By "Grandstand”
STRAIGHT FROM a hard-earned victory over the Recreio Aces, the Indians will find themselves in a spot again when they cross bats with the Hong the Senior Kong Baseballers in the night-cap of League three-game schedule.
With only a few weeks from the completion of the schedule, the scramble to finish first at the wire is gradually slimming down in the home stretch.
A victory for the Mohawks would consolidate their position, whilst a loss for the Indians would mean the difference between a winner and an also-
ran.
JUNIOR SOFTBALL
CHUNG HWA MUST WIN
By "Grandstand” With the defeat of Chung Hwa at the hands of the V.R.C. last week, interest has taken on a new slant in the junior loop another defeat would be too bad
Although the odds are in favour
of the Waggoner ou'llt taking this i tussle, Indian mentor Ahwoo Omar is pinning his faith on the chance that anything can happen in a ball game, and that the Mohawks,' are after all but a team.
"Screwball"
Jones will Toc the rubber for the Mohawks with Jog Dead-end" Morris behind the batter. Erme Hearther, Johnnie Davis, Pete Fitch and Lou Leigh! will cavort around the sacks, with
Sperry, Schaberg and Crews.com pleting the line-up.
Indians' Line-Up
form
SOFTBALL GOOD
SAMARITAN
By "Grandstand””
News has just been received of en offer of prizes in the of a glove, for the heat fielder, and a couple of bats for the willow wielder with the highest hatting average, in hoth the Ladies' and Senior Leá jues. But, that's not all folks, Sterling silver medallions, probably suitably inscribed, are also being offered to the players of the winning team in both Lea дисв
At this time you are probably wondering where the catch is. Well, fellas, there ain't none. It's just one regular guy giving this young sport of ou re a break. I give you Johnnie "Purity-Water” Pearne. Let's give him a big hand.
GIRLS' LEAGUE
BIG TEST FOR UNBEATEN
CANADIAN CHINESE
By "Grandstand”
TOP-LINING THE ladies' triple softball bill at the Kowloon Football Club Ground to-morrow, the Wildcats clash with the undefeated Canadian Chin- ese in the curtain-raiser at 9 a.m. in the long- awaited battle of the season,
For the Indians, Kassa Nazárin for will be
to the feeding them Mohawk hickory
with artists,
The first game between these | teams having been postponed, fans
either team as they come "Tarzan" Ismail catching. Infeld-will see them pitted against each into the finish, neck to ers will be "Romeo" Hamet, at other for the first time, and, al-
neck.
holder first; batting-title
Baby though the dopesters give a slight Abbas will be guarding the second edge to the Wildcats, this can be As Chung Hwa key- sack with Huckjai Kitchell on the anybody's game. Both teams have stone guardian Al Lau other side of the base. Obear At- would put it, "it's too cleared interesting to be comfortable,”
culli will be at the far turn.
been holding full practices during the week, and whilst the Untam- ed Felines depend on their pur-| Close Game Envisagedade of sluggers, Coach Bill Woo's trump card is Canuckette hurler At 1.30 p.m. the Chinese Base- Mary Ng, whom he has been put- The drawing-card for to-mor ballers cross ba's with the Rec-ting through her paces recently. Judging from her form, when she row will be the South China- relo Aces in what should be a
the took mound duties against Chung Hwa curtain-raiser slated close game. After raising their for 9 a.m. at the Chatham Road supporters rope by sensationally Kowloon Footballers last week, Military Football Ground. With toppling the Mohawks, the Liumen their backs against the wall, this
seem to have fallen back into the is one game the Choymen will rut. On paper, the team is one that will take some beating, yet something is missing.
have to win-or else.
Regular chucker Jay Liu will start on the mound with "Ming" Fung catching. Liu flips a good For this game Denham Crary ball with a change of pace, and will probably draw the pitching should be able to hold the Nam assignment with Nip Lum work- Hwamen. The other fielders will ing behind the batter, be "Grandpop" Leung at the in- itial station, keystone combination Al Lau and Bili Chang, with P. F. Choy guarding the hot-corner.
Outfielders will be Richar Chung, Loney Loong and P. Lau.
K.
base-
she still has her stuff.
Dot Louie will be the other half of the battery and the probable in field line-up will be Rene Yuen, first base; Ullan Khoo, second;
third, Mabel Bunn.
and Alice Mar, short-stop.
Thelma Collaco's
Record
TO-DAY'S RUGBY
Following will represent Army against Police in the last Qua- drangular Rugby Tournament 11x- ture of the season, on the Police ground to-day at 4.15 p.m.:
Ficton, Richards, Hook, Douglas and Macdonald; Coombes Barl Wedderburn; Sutherland. Ford, Lumpas; Heath, Millar; Pinker- ton, Duke and Gillani.
Reserves. Foley, Berry, Eddi- son, Barclay and Marsh,
At 3 pm. Club will meet Navy, and will be represented by the lollowing team:
SOFTBALL PROGRAMME
SENIOR LEAGUE
(At the Kowloon Football Club Ground)
Chinese Baseballers V Recreio Aces
(1.30 p.m.)
(Molthen, Kitchell and Harry Cam-
pos. J
Canadian Chinese v Filipinos
(2.45 p.in.)
(Nick Belirno, Nip Lu
Nazarın.)
Indiana
(4,00 pan)
and
V Hong Kong Baseballers
(Johnnie Alvares, Herbie Quon and
Vancy Marques.)
JUNIOR LEAGUE
(At Chatham Road Military Football Ground)
Chung Awa
(9:00 a 1.)
Y
South China
Bimby Ablong, Ray Maxwell and
Willie Wov.)
V. R. C.
(10 15 et in )
บ
Cosmopolitans
[Cred Winglee. P. K Lau and
Richard Chung )
Royal Engineera V Liga Portuguesa
11 30 875 1
Gillespie, Alec Azelo and Bubbles Remedios..
R. A. F.
(12.45 pm
น 8th R.A.
Wally Welford. {" Coelho and
Daddy Souza a
LADIES' LEAGUE
(At the Kowloon Football Club Ground) Wildcats
19.00 )
V Canadian Chinese
(1) C Molthen, Nick Beltruo and
Caco Marques.)
Cardinals
V
Chung Hwa 10 30 A1.1 (Nip Lum, Herbie Quon and Johnnie
Delgado. 1
Baby Panthers v
(12.00 noon.}
Recreio Ramblerettes
(T. Chan, Al Lau and Dave Walker,)
Cables
INTER-HONG LEAGUE
(At the Marina Ground)
(10.00 .m)
Chartered Bankerą .
(Bob Laurel, Charlie C. W. Ng and
Tony Pereira,}
Lacas
(11.30 a.m.)
V
Texaco
Vancy Marques, Damzo d'Aquino
and Art Ribeiro.)
HOCKEY SELECTIONS ON VIEW TO-DAY
Baseball veteran Tommy Chan,
A fairly large crowd of The Wildcats heavy stick-work Muddy Ruel, Wally Ching and
spectators is expected to George White will be the base coupled with good pitching, con-
stitutes the most serious threat Redman: Bosanquet, Carruthers, Stebe at the Club ground this guardians, with Howard "perfect-o the Canuckettes supremacy, and wart flelding" Lee, Willie Wilson and
they have in chucker Thelma Morgan: Walkd.n, Burford, Heasman; afternoon to witness a John Fisher chasing them in the Collaco, the only twirler to piton Macue, Kennedy; Gudfrey. Taylor and
garden.
taken
Canucks Should Win
no-hitter this season, and #
¦ sure.
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and van Leeuwen; Day and
Stout.
Maor Curtan will referee th's match
ciate in the Tournament - game,
practice game in which the 17 players nominated for the forthcoming Inter- port hockey match
Y.M.C.A. first eleven, starting at 4 p.m.
CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP against Macao, will meet
DRAW
the Prior to
above
game,
Out To Cause Upset
remains on her to stand the pres- whic E. A. Matthews (Club) will off The Ramblings Recs will star! With the odds against them, the their Arst-string battery of Gerry
Their distance hitters, and I South China nine will be out to Gosano and Charlie Fiqueiredo. mean distance, are Irene "Slug- create an upset. Bill Quan and With the exception of the mid- Pereira, Gloria "Fleetfoot" Cecil "Sparks" Winglee will be way position, which is not quite Mur, and Lily "Sunshine" Mar, the the battery for South China, with fixed, the infleld will be
last named taking upon herself the! Bill "Big Boy" Yum, Tommy cure of by Nick Beltrao, Tone
job of super-sparkplug for the Young, Harry "Gabby" Chinn and "Peewee" Alves, and Bertie Gos-
team. uno. Charlie Ng guarding the
Arbitrators for this important Fifteen players will participate paths. Gardeners will be David
game will be Doc Molthen, be in the Colony Open Junior Chess "Dopey" Lo, "Smalley" Pang and
hind the plate, with Nick Beltra Champ onship, play in which com- Young Kwan;
calling them at first and second. petition will commence on Thurs- and Caco Marques watching third. day, February 13.
Immediately after this game, The strongest contenders are the Cardinals tangle with the A. Y. Biriukoff, A. Kurrik and Totion ground, St. Andrew's Ladies Chung Hwa lasses in another Yu-lau, with half-dozen of the probable track affair. Chung Hwa, other players only a shade below starting without the services of in playing strength. their flashy short-stop, will find The first round games area as it hard to stop the Redbirds. follows:-
Umpires will be Nip Lum, Her- ble Quon and Johnnie Delgado,
to
Sparked by their double victory last week, the Victorians should This corner gives the nod have no difficulty in taking the the Canadian Chinese when they verdict when they clash with the tangle with the Filipinos at 2.45 Cosmos at 10.15 a.m.
p.m. despite the fact that the Is- landers walked away with the verdict in their first encounter.
The tank stars will be repre- sented by Sonny "Jock" Brown on the slab with Alec Azedo at the receiving end-Azedo now The Maple Leafs gave a con- finds the wise ones wear a mask, vincing defensive show against Manuel Roza will keep first base, the strong St. Joseph's last week,
with second sacker Bimby (the limiting the Collegian power-hit-Pantherettes Favoured Blimp) Ablong, and third sacker, ters to only five safeties. A. V. Ozorio with Roy Maxwell
Kurriky. Un Kwal-yung,. Morton v. Lee,
Gardner v. Grofálda, Kolatchoff v, d'Almeida,
Danenberg v. Brin'ukoff,
To Yu-lau v. Tousz, Drake v. Poupard, Petrove drawing the bye.
YM.C.A. second eleven will be seen in action with a team not yet specified on the same ground, commencing at 3 p.m.
On the Central British Associa-
\
will entertain Club de Recreio
bully-off at 3:30 p.m. Ladies in a friendly hockey match,
17 players Following are the nominated for the Interport and the teams for Y.M.C.A:
Nominated playeru:-V. M. Ben well (Club), V. C. Bánd (Club), J. Goncalves (Recreio), Capt. Kamptan Parbad (Punjabs), R. Marques (Reorelo), M. H. Hussan At noon, the Baby Panthers go
(Khalsa), Capt, H. Wood (Club), plugging up the windy gap. Ball- Canuck hurler Herbie Quon into action against the Recreio
W. A. Reed (Club), N. B. M. hawks will be Ernie Ribeiro, Cecil †seems to have struck form again Ramblerettes. Coach Gussie Nor-
Whitley (Club), T. Alvör. ` (Re-- Quinn and Lionel "Jackson" Roza- with his shoots, which is one big onha is still finding difficulty in
The draw for white and black brelo), D. T. Smith (Club), Lt. J. Pereira,
load of trouble, off hindsnatcher getting a full turnout for practi- will be announced with the issue Row (Puhjkbn),, G. Bìngh (Khai-, Johnnie Delgado's mind. Ross ees, but should be able to pilot of the round-by-round program- ta), A. E. P. Guest (Khalsa), W. Mark, Young Lee, Bill Woo and the Pantherettes to victory. Lelta» me, Luke Bunn will-make up the rest "Lala" Xavier will start on the
Parker (Police), L. Ozarlo. (Re- Games will be played on Tues-roig), X-Cleggett, Taylor
and W. Braven (Police). • of the Infield, Filipino battery hill for the Fanthers with There- days or Thursdays, the date set will be Lefty Tatong Amper and sita Botelho Hind-snatching. Cel- on the programme to be Onal dates and Yourief, Jordan, Coombe and Bob Laurel,
es'e Marques, Thelma “Peanut" for commencement of games, Waldron Spencelayh, Gemmell, Marques, and Alex Mendonça will Games adjourned will have to all-hold the sacks with Regina Xav be completed within a fortnight
his er in the shortstop position. of the date of adjournment. - still Ramblerette, battery will be All Games will be played at
the Peninsula Hotel.
Other Games
At 11.30 a.m; the cellar champs, the Royal Engineers, take on the Liga Portuguesa, with Plug Gilles ple, Alec Azedo and Bubbles Re- medios officiating:
In the night cap, at 12.45 p.m. the third-place Kai Tak Alemien tangle with the Stanley. Gurners,
"Although Amper one time star hurler has lost most of slog in his pitches, he can nick the corners.
| Gerry Jorge and Melvie' Campos.
.:
Hitchcock, Morgan, and Dutine,
HY! 2nd XI: Olerget; Grant and Railton, Saxby - Tomlinson and Cofman, Macey Olon; Spare: Fancey and Banksi