SOFTBALL NOTES
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 19, 1941.
Girls Games Played In Uncomfortable Rain
Canuckettes Extended By Panthers
Efegina Babida's First No-Hitter
By "Grandstand”
BEFORE A HANDFUL of die-hards, the full three-game schedule in the Ladies Softball League As expected was played off under a drizzling rain. both the Wildcats-Chung Hwa and Cardinals-Little Flowers tilts proved to be pushovers, whilst the Can- adian Chinese were fully extended by the Baby Pan. thers before they could take the verdict in a 16-12 decision.
Mary Ng. on the slab for the Maple Leals, chucked her usual branth of hery ball and only allow ed three scattered huts, while an Jeng sevin Pantherettes, which Some grang, considering the wet
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ball caused by the condition of the ground Mary Ng passent tour to first against Panther hurter Lela Xavier's one, but the latter countered difficulty with the wet ball and was content just to toss Then over at the sacrifice of speed. which proved disastrous as she wa, nieked for 14 safeties.
Pennant Hopes Crash
players,
Papag only eight Canadian Chinese pennant hopes slumped to a new low, when the Panthers blanked them in the ini- tial frame, and chalked up a fly- ing start of four runs on Regina Xavier's double, helped by three; Canuckette miscues, but in thei next stanza, the Maple Leafs came right back with a vengeance, and, pushed six markers, across the pan on three safeties, including Mary Ng's four-master with ducks in the pond.
In the Panthers home half of the inning, they replied with four tallies on only one hit, assisted by six (round 'em) errors to take the lead once more.
Both sides were unable to score in the third, but ur the fourth, the Canadians threatened when Ulian) Khoo banged oul. Ruthian walky with none aboard, but the side was retired without further gain. when Rene Yuen popped out leav- ing Jay Wong and Mary Ng stranded on the sacks. In the th. the
SOFTBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Hong Kong Baseballern 8 Recenio Aces Cyclones
Chinese Baseballers Filipinos
Chung Hwa
V.R.C RAF
Recreio Bres
MEN'S LEAGUE
POOR GAME
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NEEDA TOP OF TABLE
Following is how the jockeys and owners fared in the first two days of the
Annual Race Mect-
ing:~
V. V. Needa
C. B. Moller
JOCKEYS
1st 2nd 3rd Un.
4 2 1 8
3 2 1 6
H. C. PIN
2 2 1
8
W. H. S. Davis
2
2
0
10
Ip Kui-ying
2
1
8. C. Llang
5
H. J. A. Hearne
4
F. Nood!
7
W. G. Poy
P. Y. T. Wel
D. H. S. Craven
1
H. J. Holden
P. P. Botelho
B. L. Tao..
6
0
7
1
15
0
5
0
7
1 10
1
0
0
0
Ր 2
n
1
2
0
0 8
Q
4 11
0
0
R. M. Wood
Men's senior M. M. Eskoloff
L. B. Chao K. W. Fung
D. G. WoD
League, the Chinese Base- ballers-Canadian Chinese A. D. Coppin clash was postponed as s. L. Sung both sides were unable to 0. Black field teams.
L. J. A. Fieldan Tang Man-wa
In the night-cup, the Filipinus. ¦ S. W. Tang made up mostly of players of the H. S. Chang
Cosmopolitans, S. W. Pan
succumbed to a scratch_Recreio| M. F. L. Haymes 0
me by 12-5, in a game devoid of¦ G. W. Cooper interest.
K. !. Ip
J. Barrow the H. C. Chan Tatong Amper hurled for Islanders and yielded 13 hits. Re- T. W. Chattey errio battery was Gerry Gosuna F. A. Sequeira
S. W. Lee and Churbe Figueiredo, with am Infield which included Henry "Old Marse" Barios, and Cavo Marques. In sliding into second base, in the last inning, regular Cosmopo- litan first-sacker Tony Sandberg sprained his hip.
C: L. Gregory
B. A. Proulx R. K. C. Chlu
Yeung Wing-kwai 0
SENIOR LEAGUE
W.
L. Ptcq.
By "Grandstand"
St. Joseph's
9 2
.818
Indian Softballers
9 3
.750
In the
3
.727
6
+4
.000
6 5
.545
3 G
.333
2
9
Canadian Chinese
11
182
,000
JUNIOR LEAGUE
1 .900
9
1 (0)
3
.667
3
.667
Cosmopolitans
6 4
.600
st cond
Liga Portuguesa South China
።።
444
A
5
1441
Royal Scots 8th R A.
3 6 .333
3
7
300
1 #
111
Royal Engineers
0 7
.000
LADIES' LEAGUE
Canadian Chinese
11
1
017
Wildcats
11
T
917
Wahoos
9
3
.750
Baby Panthers Cardinals
7 0
.53B
7 B
Recreio Ramblerettes 3 4 Little Flowers
.534 250
Chung Hwa
1 11
12
013
,000
INTER-MONG LEAGUE Hong Kong Bankers Техаси Oilers Shell Oilers LACAS
4
0 1.000
1
1 .BOO
3 1
.750
C.BA
Chartered Bankers Cables
Greenspots
CHESS
2 2 .500
1
.500
4
.000
0 4
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KARPOVICH WINS AGAIN
TO-DAY'S
SEVENS GAMES
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0
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Chiu Ki-fan
0
0
Họ Hong. Đảng
0
7 0
Hoo Pak-ming
0
8
G. Treverton
0
0
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S. L. Yuen
0
Q 11
25
23
24 213
OWNERS
1st 2nd
3rd
Cire
3
3
2
T. K. L.
3
1
1
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2
3
Q
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1
Following is the Seven-A-Side Necan
Tournament
programme
Rugby
for to-day on the Club ground, Happy Valley:
4.50 p.m. Royal Engineers v. 8th Heavy "B" Referee: Lt.-Cdr. Harrison. 5.10 p.n.
Li Po-chun
Eu Tong-sen
P. & L.
C. W. K.
Mrs. A. E. Grasett Yeung Bros. Combined Small Units Weetoo
V 12th Heavy "A". Referee: Shields & Stantons Major Curian. re 6.30 p.m.
"B".
L.
Karpovich main- tained his unbeaten cord against the pick of the Colony's chess players when he defeated D. E. de the Carvalho last night to
Canuckelle I went to town, as they unleashe another three-hit four-run upris ing.
One more tally in the sixth, to gether with four counters in last, cinched the game for Canadians.
Panthers' Spirit
the
The Panthers displayed a sam- ple of their undying spirit when they produced four runs after two} away in a last-inning rally, giving the Maple Leafs a scare.
5.50 pm. "A".
Civil Service v. Police Referee: Lt. Plric.
Club "A" v. Middlesex Referee: J. S. Riddell,
score his third point in the Colony Open Chess REVISED Championship and lead HOCKEY
Hollandia
C. H.
S. K.
Kong Bros.
Culture
Wal Shiu-pak
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2
1
1
1
}
1
1
1
C. C. F. Kia Ora
0
1
0
P. M. Hoo
2
G. Tinson
0
Lee Bros.
0
Lee Chi-choh
0
1
Billy
8. W. Lee
1
0
Dynasty
1
0
1
0
G. A. Harriman
1
C. N. K.
Marbèr
0
T. L...
0
0
1
L. W. S.
1
Toots
1
C.B.A. Recreio Nomads..
V
6th A.A. "B"
Vila ja
Pearstur
0
+
✔
University..
8. 9.
0
4
V
R.E.
Manetta
Ο
0
1
Police "B"
V
Punjabis
2nd: M.T.B.'6 5th. A.A. "A" V
Mrs. Chuang Ho-yen 0
0
1
V
R.C. Signals Khalsa
I. L.
0.
C. H. Chan
0
1
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MARCH 9
21⁄2 Police. “A”
Reocelo
25
23
24.
2 6th. A.A. "B". 1. Gunboats
✔
Poilce. "B"
V
V R.E.
the Tournament by half a point with a game in hand.
FIXTURES
As Coach Bill Woo afterwards
Carvalho played an irregular his king's pawn opening against
Following are the revised fx- | W. T. Stanton remarked, "It was close!"
opponent, Karpovich, with black, tures for the Hong Kong Hockey Quartermaster Canuckettes Mary No and
Gredmaka Ullan Khoo were each good for taking the offensive after Carval Association Tournament: FEBRUARY 23 a homer a piece, whilst Pan.ho had early placed himself at a
therette
hurler
Lelia Xavier
positional disadvantage. Karpo- clouted the only triple, chasing vich entered the end game two A, N. Other XI. v
ent's resignation, pawns up and forced his oppon-
in team-mates Celeste Guterres and Alec Mendonca. Regina Xavier, Hilda "Bambina Soares, Viviun Louie and Ulian Khoo were good for doubles,
Easy Pickings
Following is the Colony Senior Chess Championship latest tourna ment table:
P. W. D. L. Pts.
3. 3 0 0 3 4 2 1 1 3. 2 0, 1
3 1 1 1
4. 1. 1 2 1 C.BIA,
Destroyers
Khalsa
V Nomads
V. Punjabis MARCH 16.
Panther short-stop Regina. Xa- vier, had a poor day on the field, L. Karpovich. no less than seven errors being C. M. Sequeira, chalked up against her, whilst G. S. Coxhead Thelma "Peanut" Marques and 8. Zimmern Canuckette third-sacker Vivian K., Wolse Louie both committed four errors. D. E. de Carvalho 6. 0 1. 4 1/2 University
The following games are on the 5th A.A. "A' postponed, list Sequeira v Cox- head, Zimmern v Karpovich, Zim- The Wildcats found Chung Hwa mern v Weiss, and Coxhead v
R.E hurler Funghie Law easy pickings, Karpovichi.. connecting her for 19 safeties, to
Results. In the Colony Junior 8th AA "B";
Recreio hand out a 37-5 trimming, at the Championship were Y. Biriu CBA same time fattening their batting kolf bent R. C. Danenberg, and V averages, in a six-inting massa V. Kolalchoff, beat R. C. Gardner
Wildcat slabstress Thelma Collaco fanned tour, whilst Chung
cre.
་ ་
Khale
Police. "A
v Police "B!!
v
Nomads
v. Gunboats.
v.- Destroyera.
v
University.
v R.C, Signala.
MARCH: 23:
Hwa chucker Funghie Law issued triple was the next longest, but 2nd M.T.B.'s nine free tickets to first.
she just couldn't get the lead out: Reorolo The Wildcats fielder, a scratch of her feet, and was nailed at the Gunboats. team, but each untamed feline home plate in attempting to
University was goud for at least two, hits, stretch it into a circuit clout, Lily, except Mary Mar and Virginia Mar, who came in at a late stage Chu, both of whom only connected of the game also, tripled, safely once in six times.
Chung Hwa scored four, of their five runs in the first inning on two bobbles and three passed balls, but was held scoreless until the last semester, when another run was produced on a squenze play,
Babida's, First No-Hit
5th, A.A Destroyers Nomada, C.BA Rearelo
The Cardinals, triumphed ovar the Little Flowers, by, 1971, in 2nd M,T:B, * game fartured by, hurien]: Efpgina Bapida a first-no-hit Police KA
5th. A.A. "A The Florinhus were saved from 'Destroyers
-- dams of tha, sensoris :
"The longest hit of the game was made by Thelma. Collačo,
11 when a white-washing by drawing
v. Police, “AIL
v, Punjablay.
*
Namada
v. 5th A.A. “B” MAROH: 30
Palica "A" v. :-University
6th A.A. "B" V. R.C., Bignala. V. Khalna
• v. RE, ARRIL G
v. Punjabla,
V.
Nomada
v
5th A,A, "8": APRIL 13*
she belted in the only four-bagger walk from Babida and scoring on 5th. A.A. “B” of the fray.. Margaret Young's a wild heave,
Nomads
V R.E.
V 2nd M.T.B...
WEMBLEY MAY NOT SEE 1941 CUP FINAL
has staged
Wembley Stadium the Cup: Final every year since. the memorable opening in 1928; when 150,000 people watched the West Ham and, Bolton Wanderers match, but it is generally com- sidered that unless conditions show a vast change the final, will, ·, not be played there, this season,
It would mean that a London club reaching the final would havo to, travel to the provincas, but then they would only be in.... the peace-time position of the provlacial clubs. In any case, London, could
its always stage own London Cup final at Wem- bley as some compensation.'' Reuter.