BASEBALL NOTES.
SOME VIEWS AND REVIEWS
TO-MORROW'S DECIDING
-GAME.
(Bx 0. L C.)
LAWN BOWLS.
END OF THE SENIOR LEAGUE MATCHES.
WEEK-END FIXTURES.
The senior division teams in the lawn bowls League will close their season to-morrow when the Clubs will play their last fixtures. Eow- toon Docks have already completed their season and finished as run- ners-up.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 715, 1928.
HOME FOOTBALL.
ENGLISH AND". SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
TOMORROW'S® FIXTURES;
All divisions.. in the English League will have a full programme. of matches to-morrow. Among the First Division teams, Everton who lost for the Arst time early in the week are due to play away at Birmingham Leeds United havë a temporary advantage over the champions on points and they "are at home to Manchester United In the Second Division, Notts County, unbeaten record. They are due to
Chelsea, Stoke and Preston have meat the Kowloon C.C. across the won all their matches so far and harbour and should be able to their further progress" "will be realise their ambition. Civil Ser-watched with interest to-morrow,« vice travel to Taikoo, and the The Scottish League (Division I.) Bowling Green receive the Police.
Now that the baseball season is drawing to a close, ball fans will no doubt turn out in full force to-morrow to see the deciding In the senior division matches, struggle between the South China the only interest left is whether Dragons and the Filipino BaseballCraigengower will maintain their Clubs. The game is going" to. he fought hard to the fast, and the keeneit rivalry prevails.
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Opinion is divided as to who will win. The Filipinos are one game
have also full fixture list in which the Rangers are due to play ahead of the Dragons, and even if
The junior championship and Dundas away and Celtic are at they do lose they will then he even promotion prospects are involved home to Kilmarnock Motherwell with the Chinese. This will mean in the match at Happy Valley bere at the top with wins in al their lour matches and they are another game will have to be play tween Civil Service and the Recreio playing away against the: ed to decide the championship" team. The King's Park re-comer, Ayr United. Personally I think Zafra and Com-presentatives beat Civil Service the
The fixtures are as under:- pany are quite capable of pulling last time and will in all probability
ENGLISH LEAGUE. off the game, for it is impossible to
Division I. forget the last match when the Dragons were blanked out in seven consecutive, inning. It is going to be a ding-dong battle, all the same, and no fan should miss it."
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The Hong Kong Baseball Club suffered their fourth defeat tha season at the hands of the Dragons, last Sunday and, in fact, they have: not, won a game throughout the season. They are, consequently, out of the league. This is a pity. They have many good players and the present team is the best which this Club has ever been able to get together since baseball' was fest started in the Colony.
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The Hong Kong Baseball Club have had some hard luck this sea- son. Ruffin, their pitching ace, was laid up in hospital for quite a long time and was unable to twirl in last Bunday's game. There were other players who were constantly going to Canton when the Club méeded them most. However, their defeats have not all been due to
hard luck."
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The Hong Kong Baseball Club, or the local" Americans," as they are called, are inconsistent players, They They have no ataying power. invariably start out with great guito and do brilliant work, both at bat and in the field, for the first three or four cantos. A break then. sets in but that is only to be expected even among the crack "nines" in other parts of the world. The mistake does not lie here, and what the local. Americans should do is to redouble their efforts and tighten their cordon against the batting side. Instead of doing that, they have always allowed themselves to stack down.
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Surely an error in one inning Which might have cost a few ruas, does not mean that the game is lost. Many a victory is won at the very last: Unfortunately the Hong Kong Baseball Club have not taken this to heart. There is, however, one player in this outht who is hard to kill, and that is the always cheery Muccio. He is the life of his team, but, individual efforts do not go far. But there are man's good and seasoned bill players in this team, and it is indeed a great pity that they are now out of the running. Anyway, better luck next year!"
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do so again. Civil Service will be at full strength and it is a match which they cannot afford to lose. Whichever side wing will hold the advantage and the match will con- sequently be keenly contested.
Fixtures for to-morrow are as under
Division 1.
Taikoo v. Civil Service. Bowling Green v. Police. Kowloon C.C. v. Craigengower.
Division II.
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Craigengower . Taikoo. Civil Service. Recreio "A" Recreio Bv Bowling Green. East Point v. Kowloon C.0.
LEAGUE TABLES.
The positions in the League to date are:-
Division 1
.P. W. D. L Pts Craigengower... ri 11 Ο 0 29 Kowloon D.R.C. 12 7 Police R.C....... 11 Taikoo R.C. ... 11 Kowloon C.C... II Kowloon B.G.C. 11 Civil Service ... 11
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SHOTE FOR AND AGAINST. For Aget. Up Craigengower... 687 543 139 Kowloon D.R.C. 722 684 Taikoo R.C. .... 849 635 Police R.C....... 607 930 Civil Service 593 081 Kowloon C.C.... 598 870 Kowloon B.G.C. 637 665
Division 'TI
P. W. D. L. Pts. 1 2 19
Civil Service... 129 Recreio "A".. 118 Taikoo R.C... 10 Kowloon B.G.C. 12 Craigengower... 12 Kowloon C.C... 11 "... 12 Recreio "B", East Point R.C.'13 Yacht Club... 11
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AGAINST.
For Agst Up 760 482 978 783 698 185
Birmingham v. Everton. Bolton .. Blackburn. Burnley v. Sheffield U. Derby. Cardiff. Leeds U.. Manchester U.. Liverpool v. Leicester. Manchester C. v. Huddersfield. Newcastle U. v. Bury. - Portsmouth Arsenal. Wednesday Sunderland.. West Ham r. Aston Villa.
Division II.
Barnsley . Blackpool Bristol C. v.. Swanses, Chelsea v Middlesbro'; Clapton v. Stoke.
Hull. Notts County, Notts Forest v. Bradford. Port Vale v Millwill, - Preston Oldham Reading Southampton. Tottenham Wolves. West Brom, v. Grimsby.
Division II. (Southern), Torquay. Watford. Bournemouth v. Fulham, Brentford Merthyr. Charlton v. Norwich. "Coventry, v. Exeter.
Crystal Pal. v. Newport. Gillingham v. Bristol, Luton . Southend. Northaate v. Brighton.
Plymouth . Queen's F.R. Swindon . Walsall
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Division III. (Northern). Accrington
Wiran Bradford C. "Crewe. Chesterfield v. Barrow. Darlington Carlisle. Halifax v. Stockport. Hartlepoola v. Rotherham. Lincoln v. Tranmere. New Brighton . Ashington," Rochdale . South Shields Southport v. Nelson. Wrexham v. Doncaster.
SCOTTISH LEAGUE. Aberdeen v. St. Johnstone. Airdrie ..Cowdenbeath.
Ayr United . Motherwell, Celtic v. Kilmarnock. Dundee . Bangers. Hamilton v. Clyde.
Hibernians 'r. Falkirk.
Third Lanark,
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Raith v. Hearts.
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Recreio "A" Civil Service Kowloon B.G.C. 750 643 113 Taikoo R.C. 598 597 Kowloon C.C.... 634 682 Recreio "B" 650 738 Craigeagower 629 727 Yacht Club... 800 816 684 894 East Point
0 · 58 0 *** 0 98 0 116 € 920
BASEBALL LEAGUE.
TO-MORROW'S FIXTURES.
Reverting to the "big game between the Filipinos and Dragons to be played to-morrow I hope that the officials of the Hong Kong Baze-
To-morrow at 4 p.m., one of the ball Association would make are decisive gamos of the League will rangement with the C.S.P. to have be played on the Happy Valley mare constables on duty to keep the baseball field between the Filipiac crowd away as much as possible Clth and the South China Dragons. from the ropes. In making this At present, the Filipino Club bas euggestion, I do not do so without defeated the Dragons twice and reason. Several ladies and gentle has lost once to them. BEould men who were in the stand when South China win on Saturday the the Shanghai and Hong Kong amours will be even for the Cham- Chinese played their final game for pionship. A defeat for the Dragons interport honours will bear me out will not entirely obliterate their when I say that a certain ball hit hopes for premier honours since cutaide the left line by a Shanghai the Filipino Club still have two player was purposely blocked by games unplayed with the Hong the rope-liners so that Hong Kong Kong Baseball Club, the results of could retrieve it in time to save which will have a big bearing on a home run. In the same game the final league standing should Then a Hong Kong batter hit to the Hong Kong side win right field, the spectators there pur-
Further games in the Senior
Queen's Park v. St. Mirren.
MID-WEEK RESULTS.
The following were the results of matches in the English, League played on Wednesday, as cabled by Reiter:-
Division, İ.
Liverpool i, Sheffield U. 2. Portsmouth 1,-Manchester C. 0.
Division II"
Bristol C. 1, Stoke City 1.1 Chelsea 3, Bradford 1. Nolts Forest o, Clapton Q Reading 0 Preston 0.
Division III. (Southern). Bournemouth. 2, Norwich 0. Brighton 2, Merthyr 1. Crystal Pal 2, Fulham 1. Exeter 1, Southend 2 Swindon 0, Plymouth 0. Torquay 2, Gillingham 1. Watford 4, Coventry 2
Division II. (Northern). Hartlepools, Darlington 0. Wrexham 3. Tranmere 1.
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The Wanderers could do with at HONG KONG'S least one more back and perhaps a wing half as well, but in this BOWLS VICTORY. respect they are as well off as most
The Villa's Fortunes.
THRILLING MATCH. GRIMMETT'S BRILLIANT
"PLAYS
{THROUGH KYUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAL, Sept. 8th. Hong Kong on the Interport Bowls by 20 thote 16 19. The Hong Kong team was Holland, Brown, Grimmett and Laing ag
The mistch was most exciting. Grimmett was the outstanding player on the field and was mainly responsible for the visitors' victory.
"workman" type of side, for-formance he appeared to me to be midably powerful in defence and the best left half in English foot with forwards who succeed through ball.
If the Rovers had forwarda of their thoroughnes and persistence. One can suggest no player more the same distinction as the halves aides. likely to keep goal for Scotland and backs I ahould fancy them
It is time the fortunes of Aston than Crawford, and there is no strongly for the championship. I baek so intimidating as Hutton.
have, however, to be convinced that Villa began to revive. There was This back will always smile when Hoscamp is anything but a make-no sign of improvement last After one woeful display the thinks of the Cup final and shift centre forward, and it is a season. calls how the Huddersfield for sign of weakness when Rigby has an official remarked, "This is the wards kept out of his way
to be played in an inside position. sort of football we have had to put up with is match after match." he were a man to be feared. Hut- Keating and Bourton are new ton will meet more courageous for players who have been secured Yet the Villa finished eighth from wards in the League struggles, but from Bristol City, but they will the top of the table most wing men, I am afraid, have have to wait their opportunity. Truly there were a lot of bad Gibson did not bring come to the conclusion that he is It is probable that the Rovers will teame a rather terrible sort of fellow to rely on their, Cap-winning side in about the reformation that was ex- rub up against.
their opening game at Derby, un-pected. For one thing he was off posely kicked the ball further away Division will be arranged according
the field for two months or so, and less McLean is introduced.
for another one man never made in order to give Hong Kong a
The Rovers are even better off at
Bolton Wanderers are notorious- team The -hope-of-the--Villa "change of making a run. For to Saturday's resulte, as a playoff for the Championship might be tunately that was a “ foul bali.".
half-back. Indeed, I do not think ly bad starters and in meeting must be in Waring. Unfortunate any club will have a more effective Everton and Huddersfield in sucly, he was proclaimed a champion necessary should the Dragons win Another matter which calls for against the Filipino Club and Hong
In these days of medicure foot-line than that formed by Heallem, cessive matches they will be put to when he was little more than 8 Mr. Leslie Knighton to bring police anpervision is the way that Kong lose their remaining two ball and ill-balanced teams it is Rankin, and Campbell. Fewery severe test. A great dea novice. But with experience he about improvement in the affairs barefooted hooligans rush into the games. Such important games will comparatively easy for a club to Scotsmen have been more success will depend on whether McClelland may become another Dean, as was of Birmingham It has been ons ground as soon as the game is over undoubtedly bring forth the best make a swift advance, and there ful in English football than Ren- proves to be the centre forward re- boasted when he was with Tran of the club's misfortunes that their efforts of the players in alf of the are sure to be one or two, who will kin, a player of the Charlie quired. Ha is not the type the mere Rovers With a really first two best forwards are centres, teams and there should be a large rise with unsuspected strength and Thompson type, as hard as nails Wanderers at one time favoured class centre forward, one would Briggs; however, has recently attendance.
The game in the Junior Division challenge the supremacy of Ever- sad obviously enjoying the rigour They wanted-another Albert Shepsee a vast difference in the Villa. shown an aptitude for the wing, who gave the cup away would also will cominence at 2 pm on Softon, -writes: “ Arbítar in the of the game. I know of no centre herd, and instead they have got I believe they are on the look and I am sure it is the best ar "say that he and the winners were day and will be between the South Daily Mailkapene me thalf who more effectively shots the man who is more stealthy than out for another centre, or wing rangement to keep Bradford 10:
Blackburn Rovers, playing with route down the middle, whether bold. uncomfortably pressed in apen by China Boy Scouts and the Y.M.B.A. the confidence of Cup-holders, may the ball, is on the ground or in the But McClelland should fit in for Gibson to go late the middle. Birmingham will tert just with the schemes of Jack and Gib Dr. Milne's medical duties now where they left off, and the posi the mob. It was certainly un. On Sunday, the 8th, two Junior bo one, and I am prepared for air
Heatless and Campbell are also son, and with the tall Beddon make it difficult for him to devote tion is far from satisfactory. Un- pleasant on a hot day to be hemmed games will be played; at 2 pm. Bolton Wanderers to be seen to
hardy and masterful. At Wembley when he is again available-back as much time to the game se he less steps are taken to improve the in by hundreds of people. No between the South China Boy better advantage, elat
Blackburn Rovers have built on Campbait was yuperb in the waying the attack, thould be used to do, and it is ential that side I am afraid they will be strug blame to Bir Shon doa Chow when Scouts and the Bjoras,-and-at- he said he could not make a speech p.m. between St. Joseph's College solid and rugged rather than in which he put played the Kelly achieved if adroit footwork and he should have a competent ander gling before any months have
passed. wing, and by this per-quick manœuvring make for, goals. study. and the M.B.A..
They under such conditions.
spectacular lines.
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and pelt any team which defeats the Dragoda with mud or stones.
The Shanghai players had a taste
of that and Sir Show Gon Chow
ASTON VILLA'S NEED,
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There is ample scope, too, for
half, who would make it possible the middle