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Baseball NotesTM
Brewers'
Chance For
Honours
Win Title If. Beat
Mindanao To-day
BY R.O.Y.
SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1939.
In the World of Sports
LEES WINS IRISH OPEN GOLF TITLE
JAMES BRUEN CRACKS UP
Water Polo League Fixtures
The draw for the second half of the Water Polo League was decided
LO TAK KUEN FIXTURES FOR TO-MORROW.
Five Matches For Decision
at a meeting of the Committee at the Victoria Recreation Club yes-Miniature
Organized by the China National Football Federation The Axtures will be (Hongkong branch), the Lo Tak gramme of matches to be played Kuen Cup Small Ball League pro-, at the Southern Playground to-
COUNTY DOWN, July 21 (Reuterday. ter)-A, "Lees, with rounds of '69, follows :--- 72, 14 and 72. aggregating 287, won the Irish Open Golf Cham plonship yesterday.
Open
A large gathering. of baseball enthusiasts, is expected to be on
Reginald Whitcombe, last year's hand, at 2:30 this afternoon, when British
Champion, had "the undefeated Union Brewers go rounds of 76, 69, 72 and 72, aggre- into their clash with the U.S.S. Eating 289, which put him in Mindanao who are the only resecond place; while A. D. Locke, maining contenders still in the the young South African profes- running for this year's pennant. sional and holder of the Irish Open title, had 73, 74, 72 and 72 totalling 291.. Locke was third.
Club, went round in 72
Yesterday, G. White, of Natts and 74. and as his earlier two rounds
The Brewers have won all of their seven tings and cannot be ousted from their leading position if they account for the Mindanao to-day. Chet Bennett will field his strongest line-up to cope with the Mindanao threat and the odds
were 69 and 76. he thus aggregated
292.
A Daly, of. Detry, had cards of
are slightly in favour of the Beer and 74. His first two rounds Barons "registering their eighth totalled 71 and 72. his aggregate straight victory.
NEW ACQUISITIONS
thus being 294.
"Bruen Cracks Up Cecil Douglas, skipper of the James Bruen, the young Irish opposing aggregation, will bolster player, who led in the first two up the weak spots in his line-up rounds, cracked up badly yester- with three new acquisitions, Kep- day, taking 75 and 81. His first linger, Sheehan and Stansbury.two rounds were negotiated in 66 How good these newcomers are, and 74, giving him an aggregate remains to be seen, but they have of 298. evidently instilled Douglas with P. 3. Mahon, of Royal Dublin plenty of confidence about the who had 68.
this important ex-two rounds, outcome of gagement.
and 76 in the first
·H.K. GOLF CLUB STARTING TIMES
The following are the Royal Hongkong Golf Club starting times for Fanling to-morrow:-
'also cracked up in to-day's final two holes, taking 75 Both squads have played some and 80 to aggregate 299. in-and-out ball this season, but if these contenders should both "be right, a grand struggle will result. "Crooner" Ruel' and "Paintpot" Thomas will form the battery for the sallors and should not be un duly troubled If they can manage to get by Dave Leonard safely.
"Jesse" Arculit and Hal Wing Lee will do duty for the Brewers. but I have a feeling that they, will have a tough time holding 9.20 the slugging saflors who are a better balanced hitting side. 9.24 Dependant on the result of the Union Brewers-Mindanao battle. Is the importance of the first game to-morrow morning, between the Brewers and South China.
Old Course
July 31:-Chinese Bathing Club V. Victoria Recreation Club; Chung
Shing v. South China.
August 4.-Y.M.CA, v. Chinese Bathing Club..
10: Victoria Recreation Club, v. YM.C.A
morrow are as follows:
9 am-Kia Na! v. Ping Yeung, 10 am Cheung Hung v. Chun Cho:
330 ĐI. CHI Phần V. WLILE 14:-South China v. Y.M.C.A. 15:-Ching Shing v. Victoria Re-Kwok Min; 5.30 pm-Na Fel v [Fut Kar; 4.30 pm.---Slu Keung v.
creation Cub.
17:-Y.M.C.A, Y, Chung Shing. 24:--Chinese Bathing Club 7. South China,
Hon Ying.
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The best matches to-morrow will be those in the afternoon, as all 28 Chinese Bathing Club v. their first appearance in the Lea- six teams engaged will be making Chung Shing.
29:-South China v. Victoria Re- creation Club.
between
The postported game Chung Shing and the YMCA. in
gue.
Of the morning games, Ping Yeung are expected to beat Kin Nal.
On Wednesday last Tung Tee Pak
St. Leger
And Stewards Cup Betting
LONDON, July 21 (Reuter)-The
MARTELL'S BRANDIES
V.S.O. P.
following is the latest call-over for CORDON ARGENT
the St. Leger:..
Blue Peter. 6/4 (07.
Pharis II, 5/2 (0). Hellopolis, 6/1 (0), Atout Maitre, 100/9 (0). Quick Ray, 100/8 (0), 100/8 (t). STEWARDS' CUP
The following is the latest call- over for the Stewarts cup;
Neuvy, 9/1 (o), 10/1. (t). Quartier Maitre, 100/9 (o).
Caerloptic, 100/8.. Davy Dolittle, 100
Scotland Forever, 100/7 (0). Mixture, 100/7 (0).
Old Reliance, 100/6 (0). Bygone, 25/1 (t. and c).` Fast Step. 25/1 (o), 33/1 (t).
COUNTY CRICKET
CURTAILED
the first half of the League will be defeated Pun To by five goals to County Cricket programme has played on Monday, July 24.
BIG TENNIS TIE MONDAY
nil.
LONDON, July 21 (Reuter)-The
been curtailed owing to rain.
Yorkshire defeated Sussex by ten wickets.
HOME CRICKET LONDON, July 21 (Reuter)---At Sussex 156 (Bowes 7 for 54) and West Bridgford, the two-day 319; Yorkshire 388 (Hutton, 177. Nye match between Sir Julien Cahn's 5 for 100) and 90 for no wicket. XI and the
was West Indies
The match between Lancashire 287 (Peter Smith 5 for 87) and West Indies-197 (George Head-Essex (80 for 5) was abandoned.
Three other matches were also abandoned..
Indians Meet Southdrawn. China At Sookunpooley 61, Walsh 7 for 89).
In a match which will have a direct bearing on the des- tination of the "A" Division tennis shield, Indian Recrea- tlon Club, will meet South China Athletic Association on Monday, July 24, at Sookun- DOO.
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The probabilities are that the winner of this encounter will eventually play off with Chinese Recreation Club for the title.
The Indians are turning, out, 9.16. R. Young and A. B. Purves, their usual side; viz'H. D. Rum- A. Sommerfelt and I Hahn and S. A. Rumjahn; A. R. Geare.
Minu aad. A. H. Madar; O. Rum-
a.m.
A. N. and Q. A. A. Macfad-Jahn and I M. A. Razack.
yen.
The South China line-up 1188
E. Laidlaw and R. Burchard. not yet been anally decided.
9.28
9.32
B. O. Baldwin" and S. S. Church.
10.08
J. W. Mayhew and J. M. Pearson.
TR.A.M.C. TRAM.C..
If the Brewers defeat the Min- danao gang, nothing will depend 10.20 RA on this match, but if the sailor 10.24 RA boys should account for U B 10.32 SA VRAM.C." South China have an excellent 10.38 RA V RAM.C. chance of bushing the Beer 10.44 R.A. v RAM.C. Barons back, into the same slot as 10.48 R.A. Y R.A.M.C. the Mindanao.
WORTH WATCHING Whether or
will
not
this match should be in a position to affect the championship. It should. be well worth while watching: fans remember the bad scare South China gave the Brewers in their previous meeting when the latter just managed to scrape home by the barest of margins, 9 tallies to 8.
Nam Wah will be stronger, than on that cccasion,' and Hank Chang will not again make the mistake of grooving them for Dave Leonard, which was the main factor in U. "B.'s previous win. The nightcap will give Douglas an opportunity of giving his second stringers an outing against the Hongkong Baseballers. "
Despite
"Doc" Molthen's proud boast of his gang's capabilities of scaring their opponents to death, the Club have had. 74 runs Scored sgainst and 20 markers for them in six outings. Their sluggers have connected for a total of 21 safeties tri 147 times at bat for an average of 143, which must surely be a new low.
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The Mindanao boys were looking ve forward to, fattening. their batting- averages in this match but Larry Lawrence is back. in town and should have moze Success in holding the sailors than Billy Clague would have done.
OPEN SINGLES LAWN BOWLS
The following were the results of ¿Lawn Bowls Singles championship first round matches played yester day:-
At Taikoo Recreation Club, R. Bass beat N. B. Fraser 24-7; P. E. Channing-beat J. E. Noronha 21-17, At Kowloon Football Club, E. Git- tina bent J. S. Riddell 31-14: J. A. de Luz best J, N. Wong 21-13
Sporting
Fixtures
TO-DAY-
".
H.K.C.C. DEFEAT
KOWLOON
At the Hongkong Cricket Club yesterday in a Mixed Doubles Lea- gue tennis match, Kowloon Cricket. Club suffered defeat at the hands of the home team by 5 to 34 sets. H. J. Armstrong and Mrs L. R. Andrewes (HK.C.C.) beat S, A. Gray' and Mrs. Smeby 6-2, beat A. V. White and Miss V. Bradbury 6-4, lost to E. Grose and Miss Stokes 4-6.
W. Sander and Mrs. A. E. Lissa- man (HK.C.C.) beat Gray and Smeby 6-1, lost to White and Miss Bradbury 2-6, beat unose and Miss
BASEBALL-Union Brewery
U.S.S. Mindanao, Caroline Hill Stokes 6-4.
2.30 p.m.
T. A. Pearce and Miss Dodwell |LAWN BOWLS-League. first divi-} (HK.C.C.) „drew with Gray and sion, Police v. Recreio B, Kow. Mrs. Smeby 6-0, lost to White and loon C.C. v. Civil Service, In- Miss Bradbury 2-6, beat Grose and Lians v. Recreio A Bowling Miss Stokes 6-2.
U.S. BASEBALL
RESULTS
Green Club v... Kowloon Dock. Second Division, Bowling Green Club v. Football Club" A, Civil Bervice v. Kowloon Teng, Cra!- gengower v. Police, Taikoo v Kowloon F.C. Third Division. Yacht Club' v. Kowloon F.CL Electric. v. Stanley, Craigen- gower v. Kowloon C.C., Recreio Major League- v. Bowling Green Club... SWIMMING. --Chinese
** NATIONAL LEAGUE Gala Bridges Street, 7.30 p.m.
TO-MORROW
Y.M.CA.
NEW YORK, July 21 Reater) The following are the results of games played yesterday in the
Pittburgh
New York
R H. E
8
12
4 10
Fletcher homered for the Pirates. and Seeds for the Giants.
Battery: Kilnger and Berres. Chicago
'1 B
BASEBALL South Ching v. Union Brewery, Caroline Hul. 10 a.m., Hongkong Baseball Club 9. U.9.8.
Mindanao, Caroline Hi, 11.30 am. LAWN BOWLS.-Colony
Rinks Boston
Championship (semi-nnals)- R. Ellis F. Channing, W. Mair and J. C. B-Fender v. A. M. Cal- man, M. Fergusson, R. Morri- son and J. C. Brown, Nmpire
. 2 8 ·1 Battery: Posedel and Lopez. AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York 3 13 Bt. Louis
1 4
U. M. Omar ((Craigengower): Battery: Rufing and Dickey.
F. Machado, C. M. Sia, F. V. (Boston
V. Ribeiro and FX da Silva Chicago
v. G. Simmonds, F. Deakin, 8. Battery: Lee and Tresh." Eccleshall and A. W. Grimmitt.
Umpire R. P. Phillips (Kowloon Washington .............. B 13. Bowling Green Club).
MONDAY, JULY 24
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Estalella howered Senators and Greenberg, Averill
1 110
for
the
Battery: Kelly and Guflani. Philadelphia
100 Cleveland
Sebert homered for the Athle- tics.
3
8. 1
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Hongkong Cycling Meeting. FOOTBALL Hongkong Football Association monthly meeting. election of Secretary and Bub- Committees. SWIMMING.-V.R.C. meeting to
discuss Tegacy by Thomas Meek Battery: Harder and Pytlak.
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