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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 21, 1941.
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LOFTY PERCH BY H. B. South China Narrowly Beaten By Mindanao Moy Impresses ACCIDENTS In Local Debut AT THE VALLEY
By "Grandstand”
DISPLAYING PENNANT-WINNING form, the HLB. dazzling diamond artists toppled the U.S.S. Tulsa from their lofty perch by 10-4 in a pre-season friendly tilt last Sunday, which featured former pitching ace Madeen “Slim” Arculli's initial mound performance for HB. this season.
two
By "Rapier"
Two accidents occurred this morning during the course of training at the Valley, but fortunately no injury of a serious nature developed as a resulț,
Mr. G. Treverton. Private. Secretary to H. F" the Governor, was involved in the first accident. He took out Atlas, an old Aus- tralian Subscription Griffin. for its exercise; and on reaching the distant post the pony
JUNE TITLE FIGHT
PRESSED BY NOVA
IN KNOCKING OUT Max Baer, Lou Nova knocked Promoter Mike Jacob's Summer schedule askew, writes a correspondent from New York. Ray Carlen, who pilots Nova, was insistent that his boxer capitalise quickly on his decisive triumph, and his argument was so vehement and convincing that Jacobs beat a hasty retreat to St. Louis to think the matter over.
Aleull went the route for the mates, Gerry Germonto clouted HB. nine and tanned six, whilst safety
three for the walking four, while Tulsa chucker Mighty T. McClanahan whifferd FOL ad Gumm and Souza both slammed
Feeling that too long a delay i before he was lifted out triples, whilst the other ex-became restless, and, talten
suddenly would take the edge of what he pasted tom in Pie fifth
be replaced by trabase knock
by considers his best fighting form, was batted in by!
Mr. Treverlon was surprise, Stockton who accounted for three Tulsa third-sacker Slapsie Maste
un-Nova commissioned Carlen to ask seated At Best B via the strikeout. Potate to
it appeared as for a bout with Joe Louis In June Maxwell. the last two frames. Arculli wae
if he was hurt, but when Major for the latter's heavyweight cham Hogg went to his assistance nieked for
safeties.
pionship of the world. But Low, got up and, after resting a while already McClanahan yielded eight safeties
is ten'atively matched against the rail, he was able to with Billy Conn for » June scrap, during his motinad tenure. And
return to the Jockey Room un and Jacobs seemed determined to Stockton doled out one hit, which
assisted. He was not seen out went for a three-bagger.
keep that match on his schedule. again.
on
seven
Blanking the Tulsamen in the first frame. HB. jumped into fying start with a trio of counters |
Dave Leonard's frst hit. coupled with three miscues and a brace
Terry of passed bulls. fanned the breeze in the next Tulsa frame. but Guinn slushed out a triple and Gerry Germonto dumped one which had hurler Arculli handcuffed for a perfect double steal set-up, but Guinn Jell in'u the old catcher-to- short-to-catcher play for the second erasure George Souza's
Bunching up
four hits 1
An
A freak double-killing occurred in the fourth chapter, when the base-paths were cfuggc{ with
only one out Brewers who had Baby Abbas strolled up to the left side of the platter tull of Ruthian intentions, but hurler McClanahan had other ideas!
Trainer Thrown
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Nova Spurns Conn
BOWLS TEAMS
Following clubs have selected their lawn bowls teams for Saturday:--
CLUB DE RECREIO
will Recreio
meet *B**
Recreio Division
A. "B" F. "A":-- lat Machado, D
de Sousa C. Alves, E.
(. M. Baslo (Skip);
Silva, and
Reinedios and J. J.
C. H. Basto, J. C
Jumping away from the first)
The second accident occurred n. It had been Mike's plan to match pitch which went behind him. short time alterwards, when Nova with the winner of the Abbas forgot to take his bat out Triumphant Day, belonging to Louis-Conn struggle for a Septem- of the way, and before astonish Chau Bros., was taken out by ber meeting, but Baer's two-time ed Abbas knew what had hap its Chinese trainer, Ah Yee. On conqueror would have none of Basto (Skipi; C. Vas. A F. Noronha, pened, the ball was trickling finishing its gallop, the pony col- that. Through Carlen, he pointed A. M. Rodrigues and A. P. Guterres In the infield, for a perfect, lided with Blue Gown, ridden by out that the articles for the Conn- (Skip). 1st Division "A"-Joe Luz, C. Terry to Simmons to Germonta| Mr. Wong Yan, a Novice Jockey, Louis battle call for a return bat- E Marques, H. A. Alves and C. C. twin-killing.
at the seven furlongs post. The the within ninety days in the Silva (Skip); L. F. Xavier. C. Roza trainer was thrown, his head event of a victory for the Pitts- Peretra, J. E. Noronha and F. X. Silva (Skip); F. X. Soares, C. A. Lopes, F. Pawlawski In Top Form striking the ground, and had to burgh fighter, and such an even-
V. V. Ribeiro and R. F. Luz (Skip). be carried back to the Chinese tuality would postpone Nova's op- 2nd Division (v. H.K.F.C., Away) ;— In the afternoon the Mindina Trainers' Room at the paddock, portunity at the title until nexiE. L. Barros, H. M. Xavier, C. M. 5 expensive jumble of Bolo Oszajac's' mine. last season's flag-winners, Triumphant Day wits limping Spring.
Alves and 0 P. Remedios (Skip); A. roller was the beginning of a took a 4-1 verdict from the South when it was caught.
Osmund, A V. Bacros. Fred A. three-run plunge for the Tulsa-China squad. Mind manager-
On all sides the question has
Xavier and J R. Soares (Skip); L. A men to knot the count three-a}}.
arisen, "Why doesn't Mike match pitcher Powławski, the Pulverising'
Rozario, F J A. Marques, C. C. and have the Pereira and J Nova with Conn
A Remedios (Skip). Polack, was in top form as he ac- row, the Brewer Bombers producented for eight
winter flight Louis?" Nam Hwainen
That seems 3rd Division (v. C.C.C.. Home):-C. Pinna ed three tallies in the third to via the strike-out route with h
the natural set-up. but it would F. Rozario, „F. Sequeira, M F. be almost impossible for Jacobs to and PA. Yvanovich (Skip); take the lead again, whilst
A. A greased lightning losses, and only other cluster of three tins on a
give up his Roza, F. Cunha, F. X. Monteiro and persuade Conn to walked one on balls, whilst Chin-
IM A Carvalho (Skip) C A Pinna. three-bu bu rage 11) The
Chance for the title to fight some- pitching discovery Kenny
Ribeiro, M. Mendonca and M. Alur- stanza put thein ahead once more
same chance. There will be only two matches bedy else for the former Shanghan
con (Skip). altid. Inuited the powerful Mai Third Division of the Tennis Nova, on the other hand, will not dan sluggers to only seven bing- League this afternoon, Club de consider Comm as an oppotient on les in spite of the scratchy teld- Recreio and Hong Kong Univer- the ground that
saty a reling Army
done Tennis Club fighter has
Club, re-little to warrant such a battle. first blood,, and Kowloon Crickel drew
The remainder of the when they bruke into the searing speelively.
Carlen made his demand for a The Ushermen scored oner mme comm
have the hand frame, Sk. matches
been postponed. bout with Louis with so much when Ginger Gin singled, pilfers Paw lawski chasing Ruel in on
owing, it is understood, to the emphasis that Jacobs finally asked ed second and was pluded over double, whilst Tony Museiðage
unftness of grounds.
The manager to see h'm in St. the pan by Gerry Germonto" pushed the Polack acros:-
Following have been chosen to Louis. on a timely blow
single, and rounded all the bases present Recreio. --F. J. Remedios The promoter, if sufficient pres- With the bases loaded with himself on an outfielder's error, and J. Fonseca; G. A. Noronha Tulsainen in the last chapter. All three tallies were chalked up and H. A. Noronha; A. M. Silva Guinn could only pole out a long after two outs. fly into the waiting hands of Cyclone Bakar in deep right for no gain.
Wow.
George Souza, who had reman ed hitless all morning, slamynd out a rousing triple, and romped ove the pay-of station with the
ing behind him. clincher when hurler Stockton The silors threw one into the dirt
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For four chapters Powlawski
died on the sacks.
Germonto's Homer
and A. E. Noronha.
the Pittsburgh | comparatively
sure is brought to bear on him, can scrap the Louis-Conn bouti for June, inasmuch as official cun- tracts have not yet been signed.
BASEBALL TO START NEXT MONTH
Entrance Fees.
Entrance fees will be $50 per
team
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teams. Members' and player's tie- kels will be issued as usual and intending entrants are reminded that they can recover the amount
The baseball League season will had the Chinese hilless and run-bunched up hits in the third and Regardless of the opinions voiced open on Saturday, June 7. pra- on the Chatham Road by Conn and Nova, a meeting be- | bably less. In the fifth, Nelson Ma fourth to cinch the game. pickled one over right-gardener Retired in one, two, three order, tween them is the one that the ground. Ali's Perfect Batting Kennard's head for an easy three- for the first two chapters, the average boxing follower' wants to bugger, but was nailed at the Engineers put men on first and see and it would be not at all Hank Showboat' All wielded plate by a mile when he attempted third in the next frame on two surprising if Jacobs brought them his willow for a perfect 1.000 with to stretch it into a four-master. successive miscues by second- ' together two months hence.
both his batting In the sixth the Chinese broke sacker Scott, but Harper was tosY- two singles in chances, whilst Dave "Bam", into the scoring column when ed out at the plate in an attempt- They Sent Their Leonard, balting in the clean-un Bab "“Haw-haw" Strubl drooped ed double-steal to end the scoring; slot, connected safely three in an easy toss from Powlawski to threat.
Managers four times to chase in three of his give Wally Ching a life. Nip Lum In the same inaing, Taylor beat,
grounded out to advance Ching, out a roller for the first Sapper Neither Nova nor Baer appeared of their entrance fees by the sale who scampered home for the only biow, whilst Heath belted a at the Twentieth Century head of member's tickets issued by Chinese marker on a single by blooper in the last for the other quarters to pick up his check, them. Hal Winglee to right, to save the hit earned off Strickland, who which amounted to $22,303 each. Owing to the present unsettled Nam Hwamen from a whitewash-was in deadly form.
They left that task to their mana- situation, U.S.S. Tulsa, which has ink. Young Kwan poled out શ In spite of the strong opposi-gers. The beaten Baer, who bears been admitted to the League, will triple in the last semester but tion the spirit of the boys in no man ill-will, made it a point to be allowed to have U.S.S. Ashe- khaki never flagged, and was visit Nova at his hotel, and the ville substitute for them when right in there fighting for a tally pair spent a pleasant couple of they are away from the Colony until Iley fanned the breeze for hours. Baer congratulated his with the proviso that, if both the last putout to end the game.. fellow Californiam, but pointed out teams are here at the same time, In handing out a 25-0 calcimin-
what he considered a few flaws they wi. not combine forces. ing to the Royal Engineers last; The Canuckettes took the Stan- in Lou's make-up, Max refused The following were elected of- Saturday, switch-hitter Gerry dard Ollers 13-10 at La chikok❘ to, announce his retirement, insist- |ficers:- Germonto's base-cleaning four-in a Softball picnic last. Sabbath. ing he would be back in the pic- President: Mr. B. C. Lawrence,, master in the sixth was really Mary Ng fanned six Pegasus- ture after **six months In the Vice-President:-"Doc." Molt- unnecessary as the Mighty Tulsa men, and walked, none, but was were then 20 runs ahead.
charged with one wild pitch, The beaten boxer carried con-¡ Hon. Secretary:-Mr, Roy Lau.. S rickland went the whole way whilst, Lopes passed two and. To siderable evidence of his ordeal of Hon. Treasurer: Mr. H. A. on the hill for the Tui amen and issued one free ticket to first. the night before, the right side of Barros, whiffed 11 for an up-to-date
Committee:-Mr. TAKE HER BOWLING-Strikeout record this year, whilst the Maple Leafs nicking Lopes and of a grapefruit
Hits, were shared equally, with his face being swollen to the size
J. Welford and evincing, a| (Royal Engineers), Mг, P. K, Lau SHE'LL ENJOY IT, TOO! Radom for one inning, was nicked also, yielded a round dozen safe purple, was the motif.
Radcliffe, who pitched for the Ta for 12 blows, whilst Mary Ng colour scheme in which an angry (Chung Wah), Mr. C.-W. Wags
goner. (Hong Kong Baseball);;Mr; ̧. for six blows.. walked one and ties. Canuckette hindsnatcher Jacobs declared that the crowd H. Winglee. (South China), Pay- fanned one, Heath also pitched Dot Louie paced the batters with at the Nova-Baer fight was the master Usher (Tulsa), Mr. P. J. for one frame, yielding five safe-a perfect three-in-three, whilst largest ever to see a bout in the Tonnochy (Hong Kong Bear), Lt. ties and passing. one, whilst Lefty Chan and Marques both cuffed in Garden. The figures revealed S. Goodman (Mindana. ). Mike Sarsfield
in fanned one, but three. safeties apiece
their 22,414 ticketa. had been sold, and cracked up towards the end and four times to the plate.. Poon the promoter explained there were walked a total of nine Tulsamen | Ting-chun and Lopea. both more than a thousand complimen.. for four chapters.
clouted homers for the Oilers...tary_ticket-holders in attendance. Blasting hurler Radcliffe, for The... victors committed five These uncounted · observers, ac- BOWLING ALLEYS six-safeties which produced eight errors, of which shortstop Rt. cording to Jacobs, raised the total The following were the results.
[***] markers in the first frame, the Louie, contributed, three. in five ironsiderably, over the figure of of the European Water-polo hart Road. Tel
21800.
Tulsamen went right into the Jend, fielding chances. To King-chi y'as 23.190, the record created by the League played yesterday: which was further increased with the erring Pegasusman, booting, Fritzi Zivid-Henry... Armstrong Y.M.C.A. 5. Middlesex. "AN. 2; two more. clusters of five runs on three chances....
chahi last January.........
Signals 2, Navy "C" 0.
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as much as you do. Take her to the most Congenial rendezvous
in town.
HONG KONG
sunshine.”
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WATER-POLO RESULTS
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