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Monday,
HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH
July 24, 1939.
UNION BREWERS CLINCH LOCAL BASEBALL PENNANT
WIN TWO GAMES
OVER WEEK-END:
SAILORS
BEATEN
INTERESTING TUSSLES AT CAROLINE HILL
(By "Binglo")
Wreathed in smiles and fairly exuding joie de vivre, Beor Baron Chat Bonnott welcomed the applause of the large throng at Caroline Hill on Saturday whon, by humbling U. S. S. Mindanao, 81, his Union Browars clinched the League ponnant for the season. An unbeaten record is their aim, and everything points to their uphold- ing their boast that UB does really stand for the Un-Beatables. And more power to them!
Walloping four. bingles, second sucker Georgo Souza led the Union Brewers' utlack in registering Its eighth consecutive win at the expense of U.S.S. Mindanao, Souza'e four blows on four times up chased in two mates, and the Beerinen led all the way to cop the flug and the two trophles: Bagram Strield, donated by J. T. Bagram, and the Vogue Trophy, donated by Walt H. Brown.
Even without the services of power- house Dave Leonard, their skipper, the Brewers were able to hand the Koby shellacking which was almost
shut-out.
Mindanao's lono talis cante in the fourth. It had the earmarks of a rally when, after Lelly, Joe Bowen draw Spontaneous cheering for nabbing Thomas.fis, to the right field bank, Charlie Horton angled with a nent Uner through where the shortstop should have been. Big Douglas rapped a bingle to left field
and Ruol's well-placed grass outter 10 right chased in Horton. but
Daugias died at home in an attempt
to steal for the second out. Chase
Aled to left fold.
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An argument ensued on Saturday in the Baseball League match between the Union Brewers and the U.S.8. Mindanao at Caroline Hill. By winning this fussle, the U.B. outfit made certain of the League
pennant.-Staff Photographer.
Off Once Again
Hongkong B.C. Len Harvey Defeats Tennis League Tie Humbled By Jack McAvoy In A
The Mindanao
Brilliant Fight
London, July 11.
Yesterday's nightcap. which all the dopesters, Including myself, thought would be a dismal affair, Hongkong Baseballers were subdued, far from 11. Although Was
the
The biggest crowd which has ever attended a boxing 13-8, by U. S S. Mindanao, they put contest in this country, estimated at between 60,000 and 90,000, saw Len Harvey become the world light-weight Mindanao started off in the arst champion by defeating Jock McAvoy, of Rochdale, on with three counts on three safeties, points over fifteen rounds at the White City, London, last
up a stight and only miscued three Umes to the sailors' six.
the first of Thomas' two triples; and bingles by Cogdell and Horton; and night,
a wild throw by Sammy Izutt.
A cluster of four runs crossed the
It was
That oft-arranged and oft- postponed Tennis League match between the Indian R.C. and the South China A.A. in the "A" Division, fixed last week to be played at Sookun- poo this afternoon, has once again been postponed.
A
LOW SCORING IN SEMI-FINALS OF RINKS TOURNAMENT
1.
Only 26 Shots Registered In Full Game of 21 Heads
Not for a long time has scoring been so low as in the match in the semi-finals of the Open Rinks Bowls Championship played at the Kowloon B.G.C. yesterday between the rinks skipped by F. X. M. da Silva (F.A. Machado, C. M. Silvä and J. F. V. Ribeiro) and A. W. Grimmitt (E. W. Simmonds, J. Doakin and S. Eccleshall).
Leading at one stage by 14-5, Sliva's rink finally won by 14-12, but they had a great fright as Grimmitt's men scored on the last alx ends only to be still two shots in arrears.
During the whole of the 21 heads, tonly on four were singles not rc- Iglstered; a two on the 11th and thres on the 15th by Silva, and twos on the 13th and 21st by Grimmitt,
Silva's victory may be nitributed to the slightly greater steadiness of his front men, and even if Simmonds did manage lo have a bit of a pull over Eccleshall were not as consistent as Machado at No. 1, Denkin and
[C.M. Sulva and Ribeiro at Nos. 2 and 13 respectively,
But all along, although Silva's men were in the lead, it was anybody's game because of the low deoring. The Chinese, it is under-
In the Arst ten heads, for instanco, Jonly singles were registered, and stood, are unable to field their
stiva was leading 7-3. A two on the full team, and as they are in11th, followed by a single, gave the the running for the champion-though Grimmitt had a two on the Portuguese a 10-3 advantage, and ship, they have asked for a postponement.
be
The match will now casily the greatest of the four fights Harvey and plate in the Molthenmen's half of McAvoy have bad, and before giving his decision the referee, Mr. || played on Friday at Sookunpoo, the second stanza on only two safeties C. B. Thomas, had to consult his score card for fully a minute. and three bobbies: Larry Lawrence Harvey, already the British and Empire heavy-weight champion, and Billie Clague beth singled, while not only won the world's cruiser-weight crown last night, but held Paintpot Thomas, No-gravy Dew and his British cruiser-weight title and gained the vacant Empire cham-Baseball Each team collected nine hits, UBL Cracter Wrigley miscued. ecacentraling their scoring in the
Mindanao, however, came back pionship. He thus holds five titles-a record unparalleled in ring sixth inning, when four runs crossed with three tallies in the second to history. the plate. It was only in the second lake a two-run lead on two hits and stanza that the Brewers tally.
Longest bit of the
did noi
HORTON'S SWAN SONG Charlle Horton's swan
that the decision might have gone elfher way, and the verdlet in Har song was yey's favour must have been only ating climax to a glorious ending fractional
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displayed the
serlous thing
NEW YORK
OUTFITS DEFEATED
| 13th, Silva came back with a single
and a three to lend 14-5.
LATE RECOVERY
From this stage onwards, it was Grimmitt's rink who anatched the limelight with their fine bowling, but although they succeeded in winning jon every head for the remainder of the match, they found the Portuguese players too consistent to allow them to take more than singles until the very last end when they had a brace,
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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players were staging their recovery. Their inability to score anything but
Excitement ran high in the last few heads when the Civil Service
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swaying. In the next round Hervey landed two left Jabs and for a spell they punched with tremendous speed St. Louis at close quarters, still without doing Brooklyn much damage. Then McAvoy ran
Cuba Boats Canada In Davis Cup
Havana, July 23. Cuba has eliminated Canada by three matches to one in the first round of the North American Zone of the: Davis Cup competition.-Neutor,
Heavy Bowls Programme For To-day
A heavy programme of matches will be played this afternon in the Open Pairs and Open Singles Bowls Championship of the Colony.
The following is the programme: OPEN PAIRS (THIRD ROUND)
At Kowloon Docks.-J. A. da Luz and L. F. Xavier v. T. E. Robson and H. Nish.
At Kowloon 3.G.C.-W. V. Flold and J. Gibson v. A. E. Contes and B. W. Bradbury.
OPEN SINGLES (FIRST ROUND)
At Club de Recrelo-C. Dowinan v. Y. Abbas; R. S. Meadows v. M. R. Abbas.
Kowloon B.G.C.--J, C. Remedios v, F. X. M. da Silva; A. Brooksbank
J. M. Jack
Coelho; C. Mose v. E. G. Fost
Kowloon F.C.-S. Rindle v. A, J.
Ce'oncl. Middleton (chairman of seemed a deliberate waiting game, couple of passes. Another two counts in the fourth and fifth in- the British Boxing Board of Control) showed more enterprise, punching creased their lead to ten while the axed the Lonsdale belt around Har-offener with his leit and trying to
As already stated, "Spuggy" game was best the Molthenmen could do in vey's waist in the ring, and then the uppercut with the right in the ninth
Silve's Buccess was due to a great Horseface Douglas' triple in the reply was a sole tally in the fifth police. left the ringside to celebrate quality of his defensive work how-
new world champion, surrounded by sesalon.
extent to the consistent play of McAvoy sixth with none aboard.
and slath, after their valiant three
C.M. Silva and Ribeiro. When one on the ove of his thirty-second ever, and the most in the third.
failed to lay the shot or to save, the Biggest boner was Ruet's balk with Wingico on
Pinky Higgins, Club catcher, yield-birthday, which is to-day.
that happened
|other succeeded-which was just as third
was witen both! the sixthed the heaviest shillelagh for his side, j
New York, July 23. It was one of the hardest fights bumped their noses together. Har- The following are the results of certainly not having the
well, for "Spuggy" himself was Crooner Ruet_must have been fast with three safeties in four times up, Harvey has had, and in the four-yey retained the sight initiative he matches played in the Major Baseball Grimmitt."
better of asleep then. There were two away but Puddle Jumper Wilson and teenth round McAvoy almost put him had gained in this round, but Me-League to-day: when Wingles was given a free Charlie Horton both batted 1.000 for dawn. It was so close at the finish Avoy made him miss by ducking and ticket to the accompaniment of some the sailors. protestations by the sallors, and especially Rucl's bewilderment. Souza's blue dart over second base
Kowloon Docks.-R. Duncan v. L. George hit all of his four blows over
singles on fivo auccessvle ends, how~ : J. Silva; A. M. Holland v. H. A. In which we shall miss his smiling HOW THE CONTEST WENT second-chased in team mates Terry face for the next couple
Alves. of years.
Brown homered for the Cordianis, ever. left them with the unenviable The first scoring punch was a left into a right to the heart and on the Leonard and Lefty Bowen to put the Chintlle salls on U. S. T. Henderson jab to
Police R.C.-W. Mulcahy v. D. M. task of having to score four on the game in the refrigerator....
Batteries. Cardinals-Cardinals, last end to tie and ave to win. There Khan: M. Y. Adal v. W. Gill McAvoy's face,
break Harvey again landed a leit for the States-to-morrow,--and Northemer replied-by-getung In
but the hook, knocking-McAvoy-back-on his
Bowman and Padgett,
was just a bare" possibility of mak---Civil Service CC-Y-A-Razbek- Mindanao's sparkplug will be a hard close and trying to reach Harvey's heels and into the ropes. Not half Cincinnati Most of the excitement came in vacancy to fill.
v. W. Male; F. Xavier v. E. S. Franks; oing a ile of it if the jack could be E. C. Fincher v. C. Gowland. the alath and was topped by All's Crooner Ruel started on the mound with a hard blow to the head and scored with another right to the
body. McAvoy next caught his rival minute had elapsed before Harvey Philadelphia fout blow to the Brat base tout une for Mindanao but was yanked in the the British champion had to duck body and on the bell a light left
3 taken back alightly, but it was a repeated the same manoeuvre. Ho Brack homered for the Phillies dificult shot to make and the Civil v. C. M. Silva; A. S. Russell v. J. M. Craigengower CC_I. C. Aitken which drove into an Indian youngster, third when the Hongkongmen were to avoid trouble. There was a bout caught
Eleven innings. Batteries-Neds, Servants were unable to do so. The unfortunate boy had a few teethane ahead.
Thompson and Lombardi. knocked out and was bleeding pro- the game out of the fire and was called a break Harvey pulled away pose and zeal now and in the Boston .... Horton pulled of clinching, and when the referee Harvey was fighting with more pur-Pittsburgh
McAvoy off his balance.
The standard of play varied: there were some fine heads, but In the fusely from the mouth when he was credited carried
the winning pitcher.
2 Interim were also some which were and shot a right cross to McAvoy's eleventh round a left and a right to awny. But, I notice the
2 not so good. non-paying spectators crowded back the anilors: Badrick
A lone double play was pulled by law. Just before the end of the
An idea of the closeness of the to Chase to round Harvey ran into a left willch the head caught the advancing Me- as close again in no time.
Douglas in the fourth when Freddie landed dush on the body and obvi- Avey, McAvoy was still very strong
the Bruggin may be gauged by detailed scores: Colonel Stan Leonard's long clout to centre Barros and
and by uppercutting and jolting Dave Walker ously hurt him. Harvey had to was the subject for some
F.X.M. Silva
A.W. Grimmitt heated died at second and firat, respectively, the retreating, at the start of the Harvey to the body, dealt out con- Chicago argument, but he drove in two of Best fly-shogging wa. again dished second round, and
punishment. The pace New York ... his males and pilot Douglas was up by youthful Billie Clague whose wrong-footed, the second time slip was as fast now as at any time and Batteries. Cubs, Lee and Hart- apparently satisfied that on that one-handed stab at LIT Cracker ping down. Four times
it was a gruelling test for both. A McAvoy
nett. double Sion could have been put out Wrigley's short By had the fans on ended with a left to Harvey's lead his balance early in the twelfth New York
left swing
caught Hurvey of at third. They're still in a fog over their feet.
Two lefts by Harvey landed early those perplexing ground rules!
NAMTMTM HWA
DEFEATED
BY U.B.
Making a tardy appearance yes-
terday morning, Nam Hva went
Charlie
WOMEN'S HURDLES RECORD
Berlin, July 23.
twice he was
siderable
5 10 2 14
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Lopez homered for the Braves. Batteries-Pirates, Brown Mueller.
and
7 13
11
AMERICAN LEAGUE
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and Tresh, Washington
Cleveland.
2
0
11
· 14
Troský homered for the Indians. Batteries.-Indians, Feller and Pytlak. Reuter.
in the next. session, but McAvoy and he almost fell. MeAvoy missed Chicago afterwards Was very aggressive, a possible chance here, for he was BatteriesWhite Sox, Lyons fighting hoved to the body. Two too late in following up. A good wild swings by the Lancashire boxer left and right by Harvey steadied up talled, but he found the mark with McAvoy's attack in the next round. hard lefts and rights to Harvey's It took a tremendous lot to stop the | body. McAvoy started the fourth rugged Lancastrian, but he was hit round with a rush, driving Harvey on the jaw and hit hard. The vast back a corner, but Harvey's de- crowd rose as McAvoy was sent fensive akil kept him out. -MEAVDY, staggering back before a barrage of bobbing and weaving, tried to make, lefts and rights. Harvey was show- an opening but Harvey jabbed outing unexpected and refreshing bis left and when McAvoy did get staminu and McAvoy was indeed closo he covered up brillantly. One glad to go to his corner of the end left hook by McAvoy in the next of this round. round half landed, but most of the
THE FINISH.
With two rounds to go there was between the men. They
with right hand
down to Union Brewery 8-5 to 2 At Garmisch Parten-Kirchen to others Harvey blocked. Harvey's packed stand. Notwithstanding yesday, a new women's world record McAvoy's, too, was swollen. Harvey. little
right eye was now coloured and terday's result, in which UB had for the 80 metres hurdles was set by like the moster he is, seized an open- started the fourteenth round briskly clinched the championship, fans the Italian athlete, Claudia Testoni, flocked out to Caroline Hill in droves at the international Women's Sporting in brillant style when McAvoy and Harvey, to see what South China could do Meeting here.
stepped baelt a lille enrelessly and punches, made up a lot of leeway, for themselves. They didn't do
The time was 11.3 seconds.which is was hooked hard to the chin. Har- Then McAvoy with a tigerlsh spring | much.
exceptionally good.
vey was relying almost solely on was through Harvey's guard with a Starling with Lefty Bowen on the Signorina Testoni thus bettered straight left counters and looked to crashing right uppercut and a left mound, Chet Bennett hastily derricks her own record of 11.5 sees., which be trying to conserve his energy. hook to the body, two blows which ed him after he had issued, two was set up at the meeting in Milan sixth round, McAvoy seeking des change. Harvey
The battle of wits went on in the logain brought about a remarkable Apple Oakleys. and threw a wild only a week ago..
Gagged, and only pitch for two runa carned off him, Before the Milan meeting, the Slim Arrulll then took the mound world record had been held by the cAvoy on the nose as he ducked man started the last round by hook- brilliant defence pulled him The Cornish- and soven Nam Hwamen tanned the German girl. Ruth Engelhard, with breeze before he finished with them, the time of 11.0 seconds.-Trans-
Slim Arculli (was nicked for four Occan, blows, and Bowen bae, while ten: hita were collected off Hank Chang. the South China finger, Both teams made three miscues aplece, but Nam) Hwo's errors weren't costly.
Kentucky Derby Winner Fails
vey's defence. Straight lefts pinked through the round. perately an opening through Har-his
preparatory to his attacks and Haring bla rival to the jaw and then vey still kept every avenue to vital landed a straight loft. They got to spola completely closed. McAvoy close quarters and Harvey got in forced his rival
to the ropes and with n right, but then come a long punched furiously to head and body spell of wrestling and In-flighting. In the seventh session. Harvey got McAvoy got Harvey to the ropes, out of that but twice afterwards but the champion pulled himself out McAvoy knocked back his head with and punched away in a glorious last a left and a right. The Lancashire bid. McAvoy nccepted the chal- boxer continued to force the Aght. Tenge, and they stood close punching} A left hook by McAvoy knocked away until Harvey retreated and Harvey's head to one side early in then jumped, in with a straight left,
South Chinn were a heavier shugging side,' Hank Chang and Bill Chang clouted triples and Dynamo Ho, catcher, belted a double. Only Souza and Stan Leonard connected The $50,000 Arlington Classic was the eighth round, and before he After the last bell Mr. C. B. for triples for the Beermen.
won to-day by Challedon, winner of could cover up a similar punch Thomas, the referce, went to a net-
Chicago, July 23.
One double play was pulled: Wu the Preakness Stakes, with Sun landed. McAvoy set up more heetle tral corner for what must have to Sling to Chan In the second Lover in second place and Johnstown, attacks and after mising with a left seemed to Harvey and McAvoy ni stanza to nail Bux and Stan Leonard. the Kentucky Derby winner, third, swing scored with a right to theînnst five minutes. In renilty, it was
Grandpa Leung came into the game Cholledon won by a head and Sunhead. After that Harvey closed up a quarter of In the third inning, but did little to Lover was six lengths in front of once more and. it became a clan walked to Harvey and signalised te minute, at then he boost Nam Hwa's stock, allowing a Johnstown.
quarler, battle with defences on top. the waiting thousands that the HARVEY'S IMPROVEMENT Cornishman was the now world title- Harvey, having been playing what holder.
grounder front right" (deld" to roll] Johnstown (was" 1/6 favourite" to? through his brogans,
win-Reuter.
Head
Forrest.
McCutcheon; W. K. Way v. W. L Hongkong FC.—R. _F; Lux v. J. Walker; J. C. Gill v. E. da Souza.
MATCHES POSTPONED
The two Pairs matches arranged for the Civil Service C.C. green to- In one day have been postponed. case W. Glendinning, who partners W. Mair against J. E. Noronha and C. G. Sliva, Is alèk, and the match be tiveen J. Hoosen and A. R. Minu, of the Indian R.C., and G. Duncan and W. GU fave been put back to Thurs-; day,
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TS IS THE WAY IN Johnny Hibeiro, No. 1 to F, X. M. da Silva, Indicates the way to his skip fn' the semi-first of the Open Einks Championship yesterday on the Kowloon B.G.U. green againsß tão rink skipped by A. W. Grimmitt. The, Portuguese players won by 14-18, Standing (left to right) are F. A. Machado, C. M. 8liva, 3. Deakin, B. Eocleshall and E. W, SimmondsStaf Photographer,