RECREIO'S SPLENDID VICTORY IN BALL GAME.
JAPANESE TROUNCE THE TIGERS.
AN INNING OF THREE HOME CIRCUITS.
[BY HONOLULU KID.]
The week-end ball gafes drew a crowd of fans to the Happy Valley diamond and they were rewarded with some spectacular piny on Saturday when the Recreio snatched the victory from the Filipinos in a very closely and keenly contested gamo.
The game slated for yesterday was rather a dull affair. The Japanese were by far the superior team, and completely mastered the South China Tigers. RECREIO'S WONDERFUL
RECOVERY.
A LONG AND CLOSE STRUGGLE.
There was a big surprise in base- ball circles on 'Saturday when the Kecreio outfit defeated the Fili- pinos in a closely contested-game. The score was 15-14. The Filiping
boys started off with a rush and hugged 7rans in the first canto. It was a merry-go-round frame, Í No fewer than steven men went to the plate. The Portuguese were in arrears up to the fifth stanza. Those fans who left when the Fili pinos were trailing 7-3 at the end of the fourth innings, missed a thrill. For the Portuguese redou hiled their efforts, and made good..
It proved an expensive mistake to 'put J. Alvarez on the mound in stend of Reraedion. The stuff that Alvarez dished out was to the liking of the Filipinos. He walked threa and fanned two in the first innings, until Remedios took the pill in hand.
Th
A Homer And Merry-Go-Round.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 27th, 1927.
THE TENNIS LEAGUE. against the Rercio, which is sur-Nippon Club:
CRAIGENGOWER "C" BEATEN,
CONCLUDING STAGES REACHED.
[BY HOLLYWOOD.]
Further matches were played in the three divisions of the Lawn Tennis League over the week-end. The results are interesting study, and the League struggle has never been more keenly followed despite
wag to centre-field, he brought the fact that the Chinese Recreation Pereira home.
The Recreio garnered Reven rounds in this canto with eleven tuen going in to bat. A merry-go- round, that
In the seventh and last stanza, both teams were striving to gain the winning ran, and excitement ran, high
The Recreio, got He was through Figuerido. third, whan Barros with & timely hit
to right, brought him in.
The came lined out as follows
Recreio.
C. Remedios H. Barros
Filipinos. T. Leonard Filer
D. Leonard Herneaz
1b. r.i.
J. Alvarez
p.
Zaira
M. Barros
35.
Bautista
H. Alves
8. B.
Cruz
C. R. Pereira
c..
A. Alvarez
じ。
J. Noronha
A. M. Xavier ab
Rull Angeles
Umpires: 8. Kusano.
C. Figueiredo (sub) Delgado
Hachiuma
Score by inning:--
Recreio Filipinos
Club has, so far, held away in. the three divisious.
The concluding stages have now been reached. Most of the Club have played the majority of their matches and provided good weather prevails during the uext few week ends, everything should be over by next month.
Apart from the outstanding per- it,formances of the Chinese Recrentian at Club, the competition among the other Clubs was interesting and keen. Already there have been un pected changes in the Langue Tables and until the end arrives, any fore cast for the second and third posi tions is hard to make,
and
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total 012047 118 7 0 0 0 1 4 2 14
TIGERS JAPANESE.
The ganie yesterday between the
The Filipinos staged a merry-80-Tigers and the Japanese was, ae round and brought off a homer in I anticipated, F very one-sided
the first canto. Terry Leonard who affair. The Japanese played havoc
Kowloon Cricket Club won as ex- pected against the University in the only match played in the "A Division, but University was by no menns badly beaten, being, in fact only one game down at the end. Cheong Tuck Wing and T. K. Tan were mainly responsible for this close fight and accomplished a splendid performance in beating the Fincher brothers by 10-1. By this victory, the Kowloon Cricket Club neenpy the third position. in the Table. In the "B" Division. Craigengower went down badly (Continuer on next Column.)
AMERICAN BASE-
BALL.
batted first was given the walking with the Tigers whose fielding was NATIONAL AND AMERICAN
at the While Cruz wIN permit.
very poor. plate, Terry stoic Lo second. Cruz was eventually struck out.
Har-
The Japanese scored two home runs in the first canto. Saide and naez clouted out to centre, took the Y. Hachiums were responsible for first sack and sent Terry Leonard to the circuit ruos. In the third third Zafra then took up the wi-abanza Ikeda trotted all over the
With low and was given & walk.
bases in record time. bases fuil, Angeles bingled a beauty to right feld and galloped around the bases for a homer, and incident ally bringing the other three men home.
LEAGUES.
LAST WEEK'S RESULTS.
[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, June 25th.
The Japanese held the Tigers scoreless up to the end of the third frame, and they were trailing with - Last week's results in big league 21 runs. In the Tigers' fourth, baseball were as follows they broke the bad spell by garner- With four runs to the good, Rulling 3 runs. The Japanese returned added one more until Remedion re- the compliment by adding another lieved Alvarez at the found. He three in the fourth canto. also gave away two runs in this frame.
Remedios, as I have said before, is a twirler of the front rauk, and the Filipinos were successfully held for three consecutive innings. In
With the score standing at 24-3 in favour of the Japanese, they began the fifth innings and piled up another three runs. S. Hachiu- na, Shide and Hara were the con-
Hachiuma's run the fifth stanza, he allowed them elcar steal. He clouted out to In the sixth the third and got to third base owing Manila boys piled up another four to errors of the first and second more in the basemen. The Tigers were blank-
one run more.
on errora
and two seventh and last innings.
An Up-Hull Climb.
:'
I was glad to see that my eug-
tributors.
ed out in the fifth.
WEB A
The Japanese added another five rune in the sixth frame. Y. Ha
Another home run was scored in the seventh canto by Y. Hachiuma for the Japanese. The score this stage was 38-8 in their favour.
gestion was acted upon when Zafra chiuma, Morata, S. Hachiuma, was detailed to pitch for the Fili-Saido and Hara were the contribu- pino gang. He blanked out the tors. The Tigers drew a blank in Recreio in the first and fifth innings. this stanza The Portuguese boys possessed a morale that nothing could shake. ́Against heavy odds they doggedly went on, and not until the sixth frame, did the smile came back to their faces. They heaved a sigh of relief when the score at the end of the eth showed 14-12 in their favour
The sixth innings of the Recreio
was an exciting one.
A. Alvarez was given the walking ticket, and when Noronha was at the plate, he took a risk by steal- ing to second. Zafra the Filipino pitcher was getting erratic at this Hie wild pitchings were atage. meat to the Portuguese. Noronha was also walked and Alvarez who to third. was at second, stole Figuerido then took up the bat, and clouted out to left Alvarez trotted home and Noronha, halted
ab third. H. Barros brought Noronha home by hitting out to This was followed by short. Figuerido cantering home from s hit made by J. Alvarez.
at
The Tigers failed to make a rally and lost the game by 35, runs,
The two teams were as follows :---
Tegera. Japanese. Kusano
c.1.
Y. Hachiuma 8.8.
8. Hachinma
Morata
Saido
Honda
Hara Ikeda Tajima
S. L Lee K. C. Wong, P. Wong P. L. T. Wong LI Yuen,
lb.
20.
2b. H. Sling.
<.
H.. Wong.
r.f. Young 3b. Luen
Umpires:Harnacz (Plate) and Zafra (base).
Score by innings:-
Japanese Tigers
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Total: 10 1 10 3 3.5 6 38 0.0 03.000 -3
PICK-POCKET IN BASEBALL STAND.
:
While the ball game between the Tigers and Japanese was in full ewing at the Happy Valley diamond yesterday, a pick-pocket was also plying his trade.
Bases were full when Pereira went in to bat, but what made the Filipinos play the field, I really could not understand. With three
An American Petty Officer who men at base, there was no occasion
was on the stand with his back to to play the field, for they could not
the railing, felt a tug at his hig Bteal. But they did, and
and the first baseman, pocket. He looked round error co
simultaneously gripped hold of a Alvarez stole home.
band. In the hand he found a ten- Pereira hit out to centre field for dollar note which had been extri
The man a two bagger and brought Barros oated from his pocket.
оп дл
and Alves home. A. Alvarez, thea was arrested and taken to the went to the plate, and with a hefty Police Station,
National League. Saturday (June 18th):
St. Louis 8, New York 4. Pittsburg 7, Boston 4. Chicago 2, Philadelphia 7. Sunday (June 10th):
St. Louis 3, New York 4. Chicago 14, Pittsburg 7. Cincinnati 1. Philadelphia 3. Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 0. Monday (June 20th):
Chicago 0, Pittsburg 4. Other matches postponed on ac- count of rain. Tuesday (June 21st):
New York 6, Pittsburg 7. Brooklyn 7, Philadelphia 3. Pittsburg 6, Cincinnati 7. St. Louis 6, Chicago 5. St. Louis 12, Chicago 3. Wednesday (June 22nd);
Pittsburg 11, Cincinnati 9. St: Louia 11, Chicago 5. Other matches postponed on ac count of rain. Thursday (June 23rd);
New York 0, Boston 2. New York 9, Boston 6. Brooklyn 3, Philadelphia. 0. St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 3. Friday (June 24th);
Philadelphia 3, New York 7. Philadelphia 6, New York 5. Brooklyn 3, Boston 5. Pittsburg 2, Chicago 4. St. Louis 3, Cincinnati 2.
American League. Saturday (June 18th) :-
New York 8, St. Louis 4. Philadelphia 8, Chicago 2. Washington ; Detroit 4. Boston 5, Cleveland 0. Bunday (June 19th):
Cleveland 3, Chicago 2. Washington 1, Detroit 5. Monday (June 20th):
-No games rain. Tuesday: (June 21st):
Boston 3, New York 7.. Boston 1; New York 7. Philadelphia 4, Washington 5. Philadelphia 8, Washington 9. Wednesday (June 22nd);
Boston 4, New York 7. Boston 2, New York 3. Philadelphia 2, Washington 4. · Philadelphia 13, Washington 7. Chiengo 2, St. Louis 3. Chicago 8, St. Louie 5. Thursday (June 23rd):
Boston 4, New York 11. Philadelphia 4 Washington 1. Cleveland 7, St. Louis £. Chiengo 8, Detroit 6. Friday (June 24th):
Boston 3, Washington 5. Cleveland J, St. Louis 2 Chicage 4, Detroit §.
prising, but the Valley side was without Bodik and Leonied, their best pair, whose aburnée "próbably upset the team. The her results were much as expected.
As I anticipated, there was some keen competition in the "O" Division. Two of the four matches ended in wins by, the narrowest possible margin of one game only. The Craigengower, who had until then been undefeated, lost to the Nippon Club at King's Park and the Hong Kong Cricket Club did the trick against Taikon at Shaukiwan, The Kowloon British School scored their second win at the expense of the R.A.0.C., while the Chinese easily defeated the Recreio in the fourth match.
The results of the different matches were as follows:-*
"A" DIVISION.
Kowloon 0.0. v. University. Pinyed on the Kowloon Cricket Club courts, the Home team winning by the narrowest possible margin of one game only.
Scores:- Kowloon C.C.:
·
Games.
W. Hyde and C. E. Millard... 21 E. C. Fincher and E. F.
Fincher..
University
Games.
H. Yakol and. U. Shikano...... 12 7. Isnura and K. Nakano.... 19 K. Yoshima and Y. Hachiuma 20
Total
COUNTY CRICKET.
RAIN SPOILS PLAY.
M
Taikoo B.d. v. Hong Kong C.0. Played on the Taikoo Recreation. Club courts, the Hong Kong Cricket Club winning by the narrowest pos- sible margin of one game only.
Scores:→
Taikoo B.C.:
Games.
G. Morrison and W. J.
Eldridge,
R. M. Keown and A. Morri-
.....
15
16
J. Sloan and K. Boulton... 18
Total
Games.
Hong Kong CC:
R. W. Lee and C. II. Eld-
ridge J. T. Prior and A. E Prit.
chard
12
A. H. Penn and J. R. Hinton 16.
Total
Chinese R.0. r. Recreto,
50
Played on the Chinese Recreation Club courte, Causeway Bay, the Home team winning easily by the wide margin of 57 games.
Scores:
Chinese R.C.:
Games.
KENT LOSE TO SUSSEX.
{runovan NEUTER'S AGENCY.}
COLONY'S NEW CLUB.
SUCCESSFUL OPENING AT
Y.M.C.A.
The opening ceremony of the European Y.M.C.A. Tennis Club was held on Saturday in the pre- sence of a large gathering including No play was possible at Home in many members of the YM.C.A., the County cricket on Friday owing to Tennis Club, sen-going members rain, but despite this there was and visitors, and a good number of Jadice. Prominent among them again a good number of centuries scored. There was one doyblo were Mr. Justice J. R. Wood, Pro- century knocked up by Brown sident of the Club, Mr. T. G. Well, (Hampshire) who was partnered Acting President of the Y.M.C.A., Mr. W. Baxter, Hon. Secretary, by Mend, who made 183.
Mr. E. W. Ruilton, Hon. Member- Kent v. Sussex at Horsham was, however, finished, the Home county ship Secretary, Major C. Willson, winning an excellent game by 30 Mr. J. H. Hunt, Sceretary of the runs, thanks to Maurice Tate being Y.M.C.A., and. Mrs. Hunt, Mra, in his best form, taking 8 wickets Brearley, Mr. F. H. Crapnell, Mr. for 68 runs. The unexpected defeat and Mrs. W. F. Bailey, members of of the Hop County may have a the Management Committee, and bearing on the championship. It representatives of the various sport- certainly furthers the prospects of Nottingham.
The list of centuries follow- Brown (Hampshire)
18
L. Jack and C. W. E.
Bishop
14
-Tatal
50.
Games.
W. B. Ma and K. K. Ip..... 29 C. W. Cheng and T. C. Chiu 20 H. F. Un and M. K. Lau......
Mead (Hampshire)...
204 183
23
Enthoven (Middlesex)
139
F. A. Redmond and B, H..
Wong Dr. D. K. Sammy and H, Q...
Hung
Dipper (Gloucester)
131
18
Total
76
Shepherd (Surrey)
126
Jardino (Surrey)
118
15
Games.
Watson (Lancs.)
115
Hipkin (SBsex).
108
Hardinge (Kent)
105
$
E. Tyldesley (Lancs.)
101
T. W. Chyong and T. K. Tan 18.
Total
"B" DIVISION.
Hong Kong C.C. v. South Chins A.A.
Played on the Hong Kong Cricket Club courts, the Home team winning by 15 games.
Scores
Hong Kong CC.:
Games. H. J. Armstrong and S. M.
Gurraed
Recreio:
H. Remedios and L. Carvalho B A. A. Remedios and A. Hynd-
man...
A. V. Remedios and L.
Ribeiro
Total
21
E.A.0.0. . K.B.S.F.P.A. Played on the R.A.0.C. courts, Sookunpoo, the Kowloon British School Former Pupils' Association winning easily by 37 games.
Scores:-
R.A.0.C.:
Games.
18
White and Mocock
B
L. M. 8. Lloyd and W.
Nowers
A.
Greenaway and Androws
15
22
Burger and Gordon
W. L. Dunbar and B. K.
Valentine
19
Total.
Total
South Chinn A.A.:
57
Games.
Chan Hin Wo and Ma Chi
Hu
Luk King Cheung and Luk
Ding Cheung...
K.B.S.F.P.A.:
31
Games,
C. Pile and G. Puncheon ...... 24 G. Hedley and W. R. Green-
haigh
J. C. Faers, and Murphy 13
10
Chan So and Ho Wei Hing... 18
Total
42
Recreio e Uralgengower.
Played on the Club de Recreio courts, King's Park, the Home team wiahing by 31 games,
Scores:- Recreio:
Games.
Silva and F. Remedios. 27 E. A, Noronha and E. de
Sousa
C. Barretto and F. Prata... 18
Total
Craigengower:
Total
YESTERDAY'S MATCH.
ing organisations of the Colony. A very enjoyable time was spent and the hospitality of the horts made the many visitors very much "at home."
The Club is situated on the left side of the plot immediately above. the Club de Recreio grounds at 'King's Park. There are four courts
in all.
Mr. Justice J. R. Wood began the LODNON, June 24th.
proceedings by a few introductory There was no play in the County remarks in which he reviewed the Championship to-day, on account of activities of the Club. He mention- rain, all the following matches beel that the funds for building the ing affected except Kent . Sussex. Club house were taken from the
LANCASHIRE e. MIDDLESEX.
funds of the Y.M.C.A. and paid' », tribute to the Hon, Secretary, Mr. W. Baxter, who, he said, would be LONDON, June 25th.
willing to give any particulars of Playing at Lords against Middle membership to anyone asking for sex, Lancashire won on the first in-them. He then called upon Mr. T. nings,
There were two centuries scored 9. Well to open the tennis courts. for the leading County, Ernest Tyl
Mr. Weall smartly "broke the desley scoring 101 and Watson 115. Ang "and declared the courts open. Hallows made 62 and Makepeace 54.
Mr. W. Baxter, Hon. Secretary, The only scorer of note for Mid-returned thanks to thoso present. We dlesex was Enthoven, who made
26
10
139.
Scores:-
63
"B" DIVISION, Craigengower 0.0. v. Indian R.O
Played on the Cricket Club courts yesterday, the Craigongower Indian Recreation Club winning by
19 games.
W. E. Crocker and D. Clow -(0.0.0.):
beat . A. R. Ismail and D.
Mohamed
H. J. Howard and A: B. Hamson (C.C.C.):
22
lost to S. A. Hussain and
Y. A. Wahab
65
Games.
beat S. S. Hussain and 8.
A. Hamid
8.5
W. E. Crocker and A. B.
Hamson
14
* 18-17
W. J. Howard and H. J. Ho-
ward
-16
G. A. Hyder and D. Kelly... A
lost to 8. A. R. Ismail and
D. Mohamed
2- B
Total
31
lost to 8. A. Hussain and
Y. A. Wahab beat S. S. Hussain and S
Hamid
4.7
8-3
15-18
Nippon Club v. Indian R.0. Played on the Nippon Club courts, King's Park, the Indian Recreation Club winning by 20 games.
Scores:-
Nippon Club:
Games.
Y. Sajiki and H. Watanabe... 13 U. Mizuguchi and T. Miki... 10 K. Tsurumi and N. Nomura... 10
Total
Indian R.:
S. A. A mid and S. S. Hus-
snin
W. J. Howard and C. E. Xavier (0.0.0.):
lost to S. A R. Ismail and
D. Mahomed
29
lost to S. A. Hussain, and
Y. A. Wahab
3- 8
35
Games.
lost to 8. S. Hussain and S.
A. Hamid
**
9.24
Y. A. Wabab and S. A, Hus-
sein
Total: C.C.C., 40; I.R.C., 59.
90
B. A. R. Ismail and D. Mo-
hamed
20
of
Total
04
M.B.K. v. University. Played on the M.B.K. courts," Minden Row, Kowloon, the Univer sity winning by 0 games,
Scores:
M.B.K.:
LEAGUE TABLES.
The following are the placings the different Olubs competing in the Lengus.----
M.B.K. 5
Hong Kong C. C U.S.R.C.
Lancashire, 413. Middlesex, 319.
are well aware, he said, how great a part the goodwill of others play in the unfolding of an activity. This good will is being shown in many
SURREY CAMBRIDGE UNIV. Wys today. In fact the Club came into being through the goodwill of the Board of Directors of the Playing at the Oval, Surrey won on the first innings against Cam Directors of the YM.CA. who in bridge University. The
scores its wisdom obtained part of this ground, put it in playing condition, Surrey, 566 and 50 for one fenced it, gave all ground equip
wicket.
were:-
Cambridge, 361.
The best scorers for Cambridge were Dawson 76, Seabrooke 71 and Machin 27.
HAMPSHIRE . YORKSHIRE.
ment, built the club house an handed the whole thing over to the Tennis Club Committee practically as a going concern, Certainly no words of mine can express the gratitude of the members for this great help. It is now up to us to justify the work that has been done shire was unable to take advantage and endeavour to take our place in of a big first innings' total owing the ranks with other tennis clubs to rain preventing Yorkshire from in the Colony. completing its innings The scores
Brown And Mead In Form,
Playing at Portsmouth, Hamp.
were:***
Hampshire, 521 for
wickets (declared). Yorkshire, 156 for
wickets.
The first game played on the new courts was a doubles, in which Mr. eight, G. Weall and Mr. E. W. Railton
wore opposed to Mr. Justice J. R. three Wood and Mr. A. Trambitzky. Mr: Fred. Xavier, Hon. Secretary of tho Club de Recreio, umpired the match. Messrs.. Weall and Railton won the match 6-5, 6-4. After that friendly matches were played by the mem- bers, sea-going members and the visitors.
Brown was in splendid form and contributed the big score of 204, Mead also making the high figure of 183.
For Yorkshire, Sutcliffe knocked up 59 and Holmes 63 (not out),
DERBY v. GLOUCESTER.
In the match at Derby, between Gloucestershire Derbyshire and both sides did not complete an innings, the scores being :-.
. Olonooster, 240.
:
Derbyshire, 129 for two wickets. For Gloucester, however, Dipper L. Pts.contributed 131, and for Derby Storer had reached 80 (not out) 4 when play was stopped. 4 2
Games.
Division "A.
M. W. Chinese R.C. 6 6 Indian R.C... 5 4 Kowloon University.
0
·
1
& 4. 3
3
1.4
I
4
1
4
0
Division
B."
45
Games,
Chineso R.C.
M
Club de Bearcio. 7 7 Indian R.C. Nippon Club Craigengower
0
B 17
'I
7
Y. Mizobe and M. Kitajima... 15. N. Inagaki and W. Tanaka... 13 Y. Koyama and G. Nakamura 17
University:
Total
W. M. Gittens and T. L. In 19 G. de Bouss and Y. B. Ng... 17 B. P. Ng and C. L. Tas 18
Total
64
"C" DIVISION.
Uralgengower . Nippon Club, Played on the Craigengower Cricket Club courts, Happy Valley, the Nippon Club winning by the narrowest possible margin of one game only. Scores Craigengewor:
C.C. 8. South China A.A:7 U.S.R.C. ......... 8 Hung Kong C.C University Kowloon C.C..
M.B.K?
Royal Engineers 5
SUSSEX BEAT KENT,
Tate In Form.
The Match at Horsham, between Sussex and Kent, was completed, Sussex winning by the Darrow.. margin of 30 TUDE. The scores. were:-
WARWICK ́». LEICESTERSHIRE. | the
Playing at Birmingham, where rain caused an abandonment of
Bussox, 160 and 202. Kent, 269 and 172.
In Sussex's first innings, Beales took four, wickets for 56 runs. In home side's second knock, Wensley contributed 08, and A. H. Gilligan made a precisely similar
score.
W L. Pts play, Warwick gained points for a The only century of the match
.0
Division "0"
7
first innings lead over Leicester-was made by Hardinge in Kent's 7 shire.
firet knock, his contribution being
The only scores of note were by 108. J. Parks took five wickets for Wyatt (01); and Bates (64)..
Scores:
Warwick, B40, and 101 for three
wickets,
Leicester, 144,
ESSEX ». OXFORD UNIV.
The match at Chelmsford, be
M. W. L. Pts.tween Essex and Oxford University was left drawn.
For Essex, Hipkin made 108, Cutmore 09 and Russell 71. Sur rurier took five wickets for 10
Chinese R.C. Nippon Clubing Craigengower
39 runs. In Kent's second venture,. the damage was done by Maurice Tate, who took eight wickets for 68 Tuna. Legge was the only batsmati to make a stand against him, seor- ing 60-
SCOTLAND AND NEW ZEALAND DRAW.
· LONDON, June *25th. The cricket match between Scot land and the New Zealandera Was drawn.
Scotland scored 233, A Stevenson' For Oxford, Cazalet monde 86 and contributing 30, while Page took Barber 50. Eastman took, four wickets for 76 runs
70 ច
દ
CIC. 6 Club de Recreio. € Netherlands T.C.4 South China A.A,5
4 1
4
runs.
4
2
2 3
wickets for 20 runs.
Kowloon C.C. ..... B R.A.0.C.
2
3
Scores:
C
2
Hong Kong C.C. B
4
49
K.B.S.F.P.A.
2
1.
Oxford 20
Taikoo B.C...... 7
Games. HM Xavier and 0. E.
Xavier
....16 D. Clow and E; Hamson...... 12 V. Sousa and A. R. Romedios 21
Total
Essex, 4142
(Continued on next column).
The Now Zealanders scored 90 for the loss of two wickets
There was no play on. Saturday! owing to rain, the match being abandoned.