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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 26, 1941.
Chinese Baseball Club Throw Away Great Opportunity
Brilliant Pitching Display WILDCATS BEAT THE
By Denham Crary
By "Grandstand”
SPARKED BY DE CRARY'S SUPERB. MOUND PERFORMANCE, THE CHINESE BASEBA LERS ALMOST REPEATED THEIR FORMER SUCCESS AGAINST TH¦ HONG KONG BASEBALLERS IN THE SENIOR SOFTBALL LEAGUE ON SUNDAY, WHEN THEY HAD THE GAME IN THE BAG IN THE SEVENTH WITH A TWO-RUN LEAD, BUT HANDED IT BACK TO THE MOHAWKS ON A GOLDEN PLATTER, WITH ALL THE TRIM- MINGS, ON A PRIZE BOOT TO LET THE TIEING RUN CROSS THE PLATE.
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The Waggonermen pulled game out of the fire in the first overtime atanza when Pete Pitch umped hoine with the tie-breaker on Ernte Hearther's single.
Chinese iaurter Den Crary had The Mohawks eating out of h hund, and would have been re cted with a victory had sumerent support been given him, as it was, the game was just booled away
Chav fanned eight surprised Waggonermen, and heict power- Jutter Pete Pitch hitless in ball ng chance.
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Mohawks Tally
The Mohawks went to but this. Joe Morz tearing off with a ring- ing double, and songed on a wild! heave, to the first Waggoner tally With Chick Waggoner dancing on the mid-way statiten Julinni | Schalberg, the pride of the Texaen! Oilers, swing at three fading ones Jor the first strike-out Lou Leight was next Crazed
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The Chinese L Hickory, Nip Lum drew a press and prifered second [
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This turned out to be the winning run, as Abe Liu, John Fisher and Victor Lim were re- tired in succession in their turn with the bat.
WAHOOS: HEAD LEAGUE
By "Grandstand”
IN THE LADIES' Softball head-liner; the Wild- cats nosed out the Wahoos in a 4-3 thriller, to head the League, with the Canadian Chinese right be hind them.
Thelma Collaco toed the rub- Redbird hurler Babida fanned ber for the victors, held the Owls | one, and walked none, whilst Rami to six safetits, auid funned. (wc. | pirette Gerry Jorga handed ou Therese "Big Chief" Noronha for free transportation to first to tw the lesers, also chucked a six-Cards. alter, but walked two besides whifflug two,
Wahco lead-off hitter, Yvonne "Hit-and-run" Yolle takes the the bow for the beɛt stick work performance with
Cellar Champs!
In the ladles "cellar classic," the Chung Hwa lasses had sweet re venge, who they handed out a three-in-
24-13 trimming to The Littl four performance, while Trenc
Flowers. The two teams are nov Willie Wilson, connected for the "Slugger" Pereira connected for
1116 41 In Th wooden spoor only four-master
the Day.
the only extra-base clout with
Florinha slabstress Lily Rozari whilst Joe Morris, Julinnie Schal-
a ringing double.
Tanned two and walked two, whils berg, Lou Leight,
Gen ge
The Wahoos went to but first.
Chung Hwa twirler Funghie Lay White were good for doubles A chalked up
a maker on a Clunese right-gardener Johne, single and two passed Balls, whilst whiffed three and passed three.
Triples were clouted in 61 Fisher, was t one-man fielder a. the Untamed Felines replied with
Francis "Zaza" Lec and Trent Leg he hauled town everything that, en a walk and two pobbles
the Owls garnered | Flors came gadore in this fracas enime out to the centre and right the third.
Hwa booting 15 Chunk
times another tally on two ratebies as- gardens
ted by an expensive Wildent Whaka the Florinhas were guilt ible. The leadership changed t a less than 17 miscues. land. ap.in in the fourth when Two Adrients FUDS COQnted 471 the NEOCOSNİYE Wahng raiseurs in the hith, the owls knitted the ! PLE 40 THORO, when under Thelma Colluru tangled Jacka” Aude,son's coller, whilst Yvonne The Indians catbdued the Cana-, Yo He rumped home with the tie- dian Chinese 8-1 in
amot, die run in the sixth and seventh, errorless fielding display, Tentured; the Green-shirted elan was set by A. B Hassan's live Preus down in one two three order, but catches in the centre patch Has- | Wildest Virginia Chu, pinch-hit- can also banged m the only four-in for Marparet Young, drew a bagger of the game with none was amul was advanced to third aboard, whilst Baby Abbus tripled ju irene Pereira s two-bugger. for the next longest clout. Nazarmeginia Chu stole home to tuck chucked for the Indians, walkeri | dhe game way,
The only twin-kiding was made; when hurler Den Chary clamped is hands on Cy Jones poga bunt ana! formed Eime Hearther out at thud.
Hassan's Catches
Jone Fund passend none. whilst i
· Geegee Lee, who went the route for the Canucks, issued three tre. tickets to first.
Fielding a scratch team, the Recreio Aces held the Cyclones to a 4-4 tie after two innings, bu forfeited the points after Eddie "Doctor" Gosano sustained an in- jury which necessitated his inoval from the game, leaving the Aces short-handed.
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Wahoo left fielder Jeannelto "Blondie" Yolle provided the fieiding gens of the day, when she froze on to Irene Pereira's long fly between centre and left. which
had homee written all over it, lo snuff a Wi.deat up rising.
Cardinals Finish Well
The Cardinals wound up their League schedule by humiliating The unfortunate incident occur- the Recrelo Ramblerettes 19-5, in Three Mohawk errors in the
red when Cyclone short-stop a fifteen-hit slugging spree, head- third, gave the Chinese a short-spot and pronounced it a fair ball. Ahdor Rumjahn held on the Ro-ed by Elegena Babida's three-in- lived leat of two runs, which the When the dust had settled Fitch berto Marques' line-drive, catch-four, which included a round trip- Waggonermen suon regained in the had ambled across the pan with
ing Gosano off second. Both per and a two-bagger. Hind- fourth. George White's double the tieing run.
Gosano and keystoner Barney snatcher Rosita Bagelawis was gave the Liumen ene more, whilst A neat double-killing with the Abbey attempted to heat each night behind her with a three-in- Willie Wilson's homer increased bases loaded prevented further other to the sack. After the five performance,
damage, as pinch-hitter Davis flied players had sorted themselves out The Mohawks were blanked in out to end the inning.
from the clash, Gosano was found the Afth and sixth.
In the eighth, Fitch hoisted one to have dislocated his right in the centre, which Wilson muff-shoulder.
the lead to two.
Leight Given Life
Opening the last semester Lou Leight was given a life on Crary's fumble, and slid safely into third on a wild toss. Fitch walked and stole second.
first
With ducks in the pond. sacker Abe Liu deliberately boot- ed Ernie Hearther's dump to first, in an attempt to bamboozle the umpire; but hawk-eyed arbitrator Huckjai Kitchell was right on the
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Interport Probables' Disappointing Display Outplayed By British Army Weakness In The Attack Apparent
By “Sportshawk!”
IN A PRACTICE GAME at King's Park yesters day afternoon, the Colony Interport Hockey Prob- ables gave a disappointing display in being beaten by a Combined British Army team by 3 goals to 1, after being led at the interval by 0-1...
The Probables - showed skill'f'strength with the exception of neither as a combination nor in-Sheehan, who was erigaged in a dividually and obviously the team Rugby game. His place at right- is in need of a great deal of fur-back was filled by Leslie, a Police ther practics.
player.
while, the half-back line, was best served by the pivot, W. A. Reed, and the right-half; R. Marques.
J. Gonsalves played a good game in defimce, being steady and clear- ing well;
For the soldiers, Dove was safe between the sticks, and Anderson distinguished himself in front of Dove Hook was the mainstay of the intermediate-line,
GRAPHIC GOLE
KEEP THE CHIN BACK
P. EVENTS
HEAD
FROM TEING UP
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DURING STROKE
Chin Back
BY BEST BALL
There is more to keeping the chin pointed back of the ball, than merely fixing its anchor=: age so that the head will not sway forward or be lifted up. It also keeps the head in the ideal position to combat ten sion, which seems all too un- xious to creep into a stroke. The chin pointed well in front. of the ball makes it impossi- ble to turn the hips or even to swing back at all with any semblance of body and arm co-ordination. If any proof of this factor is needed, try facing time while attempting to Swing the club back. The attempt will prove a re- velation in showing how simp-: ly the hips and body muscles can be tied up..
the
hole some-
With the chin pointed · back- of the ball there is no tie up- of this sort. The hips turn freely, the back and arms- move smoothly in upswing and downstroke. Either pointing the chin. back at address or moving it slowly back for a few inches. with the stroke will suffice.:
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The forwards. were generally ton.. much better than the Probables The Probubles,; however, among them Hitchcock, Shaw and duced the lead through. G. Sing Homberg being prominent. These about 10 minutes from the ent three players formed a formidable At this stage H. L. Ozorio was in attacking unit on the left flank.
Army Score, First:
Jured in the leg and had to b carried off the field; and: Smit went in agair to take over Fow ler's position,
Army drew first blood through The Probables attempted sever Hitelicock about five minutes to-times to break through the Arm wards the end of the opening defence but met with no success T. Whitley failed to turn up
| period: from a scrimmage. The PROBABLES-Benwell; Bond and and the right-wing berth was Forward-Line Weak same. player added a further goul Gonsalves: N. Whitley,. W. A, Reed ar R. Marques; Smith. (Fowler), G. Siz only a few minutes after the re. Gosano: H. L. Ozorio and Brown, taken over by. Smith in the first Hall and E. Fowler on the resump- The weakest department in the sumption from a poss. from Hom BRITISH ARMY -- Dove; - Lèsl tion;
Probables team was thair for berg while two minutes later, (Police) and Anderson; Crowley, Hoc Piny was mostly in favour of ward-line which only B: Shaw netted the Army's final and: Waldron Singleton, Hymas, Hitt the soldiers, who were at full Gosano und G. Singh struck form, i goal from a centre from Single-cock, Shaw and Homborg.