Yankees Clinch World Series By Winning
Straight Games
Fourth
New York, Oct. 9. -
The New York Yankees clinched the World Baseball Series by winning their fourth straight game against Chicago Cubs to-day
by eight runs to three.
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By doing so, the Yankees establish- } but the Cubs pulled up to 4-3 in the ed a record of winning three World jelghth when O'Den homered, bring- Series in a row.
ing Cavaretta home with him.
A crowd of 10,000 exultant "fans" saw Chlengo
Cuba being over whelmed.
"Red" _Ruffing_pitched his second victory of the Series for the Yan- kees, while the Cubs tried Lee, Root, Page, French, Carleton and Dean in that onder in a truftlens attempt to check the champions.
The scores were:
Yankees Cubs
R. 11. E.
THE SCORING
13 11
1
3
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However, the Yankees retaliated in the same inning by doubling their score. DiMaggio, Gehrig, long and Gordon crossed the plate.
The match was played in cloudy weather.
It is announced that the players of boll clubs will split a $434,004 purse -a record for a four-game series.— Reuter,
i Cricket
The Cubs batted first, but it was the Yankees who opened the scoring in the second inning with three runs on an error by Jurges. Three hits were made off Lee by Gordon, Ruffing und Crosett.
The Cuba scored one in the fourth frame on two walks and an error by Gordon.
In the sixth, Henrich elouted a home - rin off Root to make the scores 4-1 in favour of the Yankees,
SPORT ADVTS
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.
Navy Players Clearly Need
More Practice
Two of the K.C.C.'s most promising younger players made a triumphant start to the crleket season on Satur- day. Playing against the Navy second string, Kenneth Baxter took six wickets for nine runs in half o dozen overs, then helped Reginald Broadbridge to score 102 for the first wieket. Brandbridge's part was to score a brilliant 05 in about minutes.
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K.C.C. won by the handsome mar- gin of ten wickets, although the full scores were: Navy 48, K.C.C. 155 for sieclared, after which the Navy 20 Drail Programmes and Entry batted a second time and hit up Forms for the Ninth Extra Race, odd for the loss of three wickets.
The winners would not even sug-
Meeting to be held on Saturday, gest they were up against a strong 22nd October. 1938, (wenther Navy team. The side must have permitting) may be obtained at been scraped together hurriedly. for the Secretary's Office, Exchange even among themselves, some of the
players were unknown
Valley; the Hong Kong Club; the Sports Club; and the Stables; Shan Kwong Road,
Building: the Club House, Happy But this was not solely,
Entrica close
1938.
By Order,
for
The
olely visitors sad
steady bowling and keen fielding. Frankly they buited badly against
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY,
R. C. Nicoll and his sister, Jean, broko tennis records last month by winning everyone of the five championships at the Middlesex Junior lournament at Harrow. Experts say the brother hits a ball like Fred Perry, and „Jean Is the most promising girl player produced by Grest Britain since Miss Betty Nuthall in 1924,
HONGKONG SWIMMERS WIN ELEVEN EVENTS TO SINGAPORE'S TWO
Singapore Oct. 3.
One of the fastest swimming teams to be seen in Singapore, the Hongkong Aquatic Stars won their two-day match with the Singapore Chinese by 11 events to two at the Chinese Swimming Club over the week-end.
On the Anal day of the meet yesterday, they won all six events. On Saturday they won five events to two, Singapore talting the 400 metress free style relay and water-pola. to
Several of the wickets were literally at 12 o'clock thrown_ away through poor batsman- ship. Few of the visitors attempted
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NOON on Thursday, 13th October, to find the pace of the wicket, which
was so slow that one had time play forcing shots with case off the hack foot. The Navy men could not wait to make properly-timed strokes, Secretary.and against the Rood-length dell- veries of Baxter their innings became & procession.
C. B. BROWN,
KING'S
NEXT CHANGE
Baxter bowled finely, turning the ball appreciably from the off, and making one or two stand-up in dis- concerting fashion, but he was trifle datiered by the earlier bats- men, and late in the innings, Brown-
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Good times were returned on boil days. Though the Singapore swim- mers often finished second, their times were generally an improve- ment on those they had set at the Malayan Chinese Olympiad.
The Hongkong swimmers will be
to going to Penang shortly swim against the Chinese there.
Both teams were introduced to the Singapore Chinese Consul-General, Mr. Kuo Ling-pal, under whose
Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
Women's 50 metres free style: 1. Miss Clan Woon-khing (1K.); 2. Mijes Annie Yeo (Singapore). Timo; 30 sec.
Nin
Men's 73 metres medley:. 1, Ng 1.K. 2. Sim Boon-hoon (Singapore). Timo: 63 3/5 sec.
Men's 400 metres free style: 3, Yeo Jut- mok (Singapore); 2 tenry Yeo (Singa Jen's 200 metres free style relay: I Hongkong (Law Yuk-wing Leung Hoc. Koon-fan, Ne Nin): 2, Singapore (Lee Choon-nghee, Tan Wós-ehwer. Stm Doon- hoon, Na Mong-quani. Tino: 1
4.9/10 sec.
Time: min. 40.2/5 sec,
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Play and Chodores Directed by
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Metro.
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and a
before the start yesterday.
Keenest race yesterday was the men's 150 metres
dealt Sim Soo Cheng, relay when i
Baxter
leading in the
first length of the Onal lap, Was beaten at the turning although he very nearly made it at the finish.
XI AT HOCKEY
(Continued from Page 8)
OCTOBER 10, 1938.
SELECTIONS FOR RACES TO-DAY
Not
Desert Chief
Starting In The Main Event
(By "Captain Foster")
Thero, was a good crowd of racing fans present on the first day of the Double Tenth Meet- ing. The weather clerk was ex- ceptionally kind to the punters, but the going was holding and drying up.
-Itacing was excellent with a few outsiders turning up, the best being A Great Time which was second lù Aus- the Katoomba Handicap for tralian penica and paid $121,20 for a place.
The main ovent, the October Handicap for China ponies, over the was a dull affair champlon course owing
to the absence of Mr. Eu Tong-sen's Desert Chlef and in the circumstance Mr. Eric Moller's Skylight, ridden by B. Proulx, an- nexed the classic
the event with nexe
greatest of case.
It is reliably learned that Desert Chief is under a cloud and the pony in definitely not starting for the Double Tenth Plate over five für longe. Silkylight should therefore have a clear passage in the major event of ปปง afternoon with Cameronin and Bear Claw following the trail.
two
RIDING HONOURS Riding honours went to P. Y. Wei and A. W. Raymond, ench scoring succenses. S. W. Pan, brother to S, N. Pan, and P. P. Botelho re- turned to the raddle and the lotter Jockey on Soldier of China just managed to nose out Jungle Jim for the lowest position
in the
Austin Handicap (second scetion).
The biggest disappointment was the running of Violet Queen which was made a howling favourite in the Katoomba Handicap but finished in the rear.
There are eight races down for to-day's meeting and my selections are as follows:
YUNNAN HANDICAP
Just In Time Elizabeth
Nailonal Pride
CANBERRA HANDICAP
Gypsy Love
Courting Eve Electron
DOUBLE TENth plate
Silkylight
Cameronian
Bear Claw
KWANGSI HANDICAP
Oak Bay
Humdrum Eve Lancashire Luan
FOKIEN PLATE
Dark Hazard
Double Chance
Five Rulers
CANTALA HANDICAP.
bid. was a
Criffel
She lost the women's 100 metres free
Miss Annie Yeo was balts besten, their left wing. The cracking pace maintained by the Riemen even- style to Miss Chan Woon-khing, of tually proved too much for the "y"
Their last defence. Hongkong, ไก of being clocked penalty bully against Datta Ram,
spite at nearly one second faster than her but Rose failed to beat his opponent former Singapore time.
to it. Absent because of Indisposition | was
was Yeo Jul Mok who was entered
the bowler for a boundary single. From the other end he lifted Gray out of the ground with a grand
drive,
also and harshly with Luke. He was TC- warded with 20 runs, made gallantly. 3 WICKETS IN 4 BALLS It is of interest to note rick, taking only just missed the hat-trick, three wickets in four balls, and at one stage he had secured five wickets for a mere three runs. His best wicket was catching Holford brilliant- ly off his own bowling. The b
ball going right away, but he took it high up one-handed, and then rolled on the ground still holding the ball.
Broadbridge and Baxter quickly showed that if the plich was it was not nec
rarite meult. Tru the Navy attack was Indifferent, the opening batsmen made the most of their opportunilles and looked very comfortable. Broadbridge was in punishing mood, and reached 50 out of 67, and 602 out of 102.
102. IIIs knouk included elev Baxter. thought not so highly confident, and scored with a variety of strokes, After these two had retired, the K.C.C. lost some cheap wickets, but F. A. Broadbridge stayed in for some time and Giften added spice to the game by clouting three boundaries in a knock of 14 not out.
but
Navy bowling was no more impres- sive than the batting. Finney ob- tained two well deserved wickets, but of the battery of eight bowlers tried, none appeared capable of get- ting cheap Wickets. In the field, however, the visitors were keen and emelent. The Navy players clearly need a lot of practice, whereas the K.C.C. played as though it were a Jmid-season match,
DONALD DUCK
of
It was not that the Riflemen were
for the 200 metres free style. Hnd so much better than the losers, but their forwards were convincing in he competed Singapore's chances winning the event. were definitely their finishing and in their approach work, which in the second half was
strong.
In the other women's event, Miss very good indeed. Apart from Datta Yeo did not participate but Grace Ram's goal from a short corner hit, Kok swam a good race to rate second Inderjit Singh proved himself a real place to Hongkong's Miss Chen Yuk-opportunist when he dashed in to kling Miss Florence Chan (Singa-sence two snap gonis in quick suc- pore), taking the place of Miss Elsie cession after Benwell had cleared in
brilliant fashion. Yeo, came in third.
RESULTS
Yesterday's results were:
Sawal Khan, as leader, gave a lively
display, but his unaccountable lapses of dribbing proved his un-
Mens 100 metres free Lyle: 1. Ng Nin doing. Ghulam Rasul, at centre- (H.K.); 2 Sim Boon-hoon (Singapore.) half,
had the
64.1/0."
I Chan Woon-khing (HK.); 2. Miss Annie intercurate feeding and timely
Ho
Lucky Lad
Vixen Tor
HUNAN HANDICAP
Valorous
Gold Coln
Piala View
KWANGSI HANDICAP
Tyno
Rose-Queen Laughing Giri
DAILY DOUBLE EVENT
Dark Hazard/Valorous
his H.M.S. TAMAR TO
PLAY R. SCOTS AT RUGGER
Dalta Ram was a Yeo (Singapore. "Time: 84.2/5.**
Men's 100 metres back stroke: 1, Foon sound left-back. Wing-kad (ILK. 2,
Loo thiam Until they cracked up in the S'pore). Time: 0.1/8"
second half, the "y" defenders did Women's 100 metres breast stroke: 1 fairly well. Dawson, as pivot, was Miss Chan Yuk-khing (UK); 2; Miss effective without touching the Grace Kok (Singapore). Time: 1′ 44.1759′′
Men's 200 metres free style: 1, Bhek heights of brilliancy, and he created Kam-pul (H.); 2, Ng Nin (HK.). Time: many openings for Kraus and Smith, 2342/8.**
Men 150 meires medley relay: 1. Hona who, however, were erratic in their Kang (Poon Wing-kat, Loung Hod, Law Anishing. Rose and Bartlett, the Yuk-wing); 2, Singapore (Sim Soo-cheng, left-wing combination, were thrust- Teo Teck-Boon, Heng Ali-kpw).
ful.
Results of Saturday's events were: Men's 50 metres free style: 1, Ng Nin (K); 2, Law Yuk-wing lik), Time: 27 300,
Men 200 metres breast sizoką; 1, Kam Toa (K); 2, No Log-ihiam (Bingapore),
The "y" have no reason to be disturbed by this early reverse, for they possess A good team in the moking.
The following XV will represent H.M.S. Tamar in a rugby natch against the Royal Scots at Causeway Bay to-morrow, starting at 4.30 pm. Lleut. Webster; Sy. P. O. Old, Lieut. Simpson, Sig. Phillips, S. B. A. Addis, Lieut. Talbot, Tel. Edwards; PO, King, S.B.A., Ostler, Tel. Ham- mond, Mne. Grant, Ldg. Slg. Penny, Sig. Inglis, Cpl. Margon and Lieut. Cavendish.
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