Tuesday
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Forum's Final Softball Victory Of 1940/41
Rookie College Girls Team Register First Win
Sappers' Season Opens Well
(By "Ball Fan")
Sweeping along on high, in unison with the well- known jinx, the Maple Leaf Canadian Chinese kept close- ly in line with the "downward dive", as they lost a heart- breaking ball game, 3-2, to A. R. Kitchell's pop-playing English Forumers.
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The Truelight Girls' School's new born softball team came through with their initial win soaring the weekend, through on an 11-2 triumph over Grandpa Leung's Chung Hwa Maroonettes in a featured melee at the Stubbs Rond ball stadium.
ASHOUSE Oliver's Royal Cana-
dian baseballers took another nose dive in their spring training contabs, as they distied up some real serewy ball in a pinch-scoring gume against the Royal Engineers at the Caroline Hill sand park.
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HE English public restortista snatched the winning tally In the final stanza of this "classic with tradition" when hurler Bill Kwan, running for pinch-hitter S. S. Chung who had singled to centre, roced home with the
labelled run winning on n passed ball.
"forlorn innings the
For Alive Canadian Chinese held a two run lead with a solitary marker in the 3rd frame on a torrid double by Backer Youngle Lee, which swept
G. Leo across the platter,
Weekend Stars
Margery Woo and Lai Bik-wonz, Truclight Margery led a deter- mined. school girl attack, slashing out a terrifle homerun and a sizzling double to drive in four runs; latter limited the Chinese Maroons to four soft bingles in her second softball mound per formance.
Pang Kwong and A. R. Kitchell, English Forum-Former made two bingies to pace the winners' wil- low-wielding brigade; latter played sparkling ball at the windy alley and came in with the first Forum ially in the Gila stanza.
Taylor and Mickey Heath, Royal Engineers Former sparked น wobbly Sapper
pper Infield in brilliant fashion, accepting six chances without a miscuo; latter came in with the winning run the 3rd to set the Maple Leafs out with three losses in a row.
sistent Infield and sure fingered outfielders. Youngie Lee's double to centre inf and a 5th stanza "last hope" tally the 3rd canto was the only extra on successive bingles by Bill Ing. base clout of the fray which featured two work willowed ball teams in G. G. Lee and Ross Mark. The winner's two gifted runs in real feeble hitting form.
Determination in every line :
Bill Woo (Canucks) belting a big 'un to centro field in the match against the Forum
Major League on Sunday. Hal Wingleo is behind the mask with Delgado
Baseball Averages
NEW YORK, May 5 (UP),-) Averages in the American Major
aro Baseball Leagues, to date follows:
BATTING
.521;
408
American League-Travis 417: Don DiMaggio Heath Croucher 405; Trosky 387.
National League-Lavagetto 103; and Slaughter Jurges .393; Etten 385; Handley .308.
HOME RUNS Camil 7, McCormick, Nicholson, the 6th frame, which sent A. R. Khehell and Cecil Wingice whizzingTHE rookie Truelighters from Pak Joc DiMaggio, Ott and York 5.
Ho Tung bunched nine, solid
Canucks on their Journey
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RUNS SCORED
Joe DiMaggio 22, Lavagetto 18, DiMaggio 10,
ncrossing the rubber pan with the blows to flash in on a "debut win tying tulles, sin
started the listless
with Chinese Maroons, behind the eight ball way." The eleven tallies erossing the old plat- Camilli 17. Dom
prodigious clouting favoured Maple Leafs played ter. Led by the highly "kibitzing" ball throughout the en- of hindsnatcher Margery Woo and Croucher 10. tire seven lunings and were taken Lut Bik-wong, who both smashed for a heap long ride by an inspired out crushing home runs, the youth- ful scholars took the lead with Forum nine.
Winning hurler BBI Kwan threw single tallies in the 2nd and 3rd a steady game to hold the North stanzas, adding three more markers on successive Americans to four scattered blows, in the next frame and. was backed by a highly con- singles by Elkn Ling, Tam Sau-chik
and outfielder
SPORTS ADVT.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
The FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEET- ING will be held, weather permitting, on SATURDAY, 10th ALAY, 1941, commencing at 2.00 p.m
The First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m.
"MEMBERS" ENCLOSURE
No One without a badge will be admitted to the Members' Enclosure Such must be worn throughout the duration of each Mecting in such a manner as to be readily identified,
Ho Yit-lin.
RUNS BATTED IN Keller 23, Doerr 22, Joe DiMaggio, Gordon and Camilli 20.
Huts
Lavagetto 20, Dom DiMaggio 26, Joe DiMaggio, Gordon, Slaughter, Travis and Etten 25.
PITCHING
The Chung Hwa lassles broke into the scoring in their half of the 4th with a circuit clout to deep left by newcomer Y. Poon whose starry dis-
and American-Bonham
Sundra play at the hot corner with six assists marked her as a real Maroon won 3 lost nil; Johnson and Harder
won 2 lost nil. threat for next season's campaign.
National Casey and Hamlin won Crossing the platter with an- other winner in the 5th, the fight-4 lost nli; Warneke, Cooper and jug school
girls climaxed a success Lanler won 2 lost nil. ful afternoon with a five run scaring outburst in the final canto
as shortstop Rosie Lau opened up
Results
with a single to left, advancing to Rifle Shooting second on keystoner Jenny Wong's perfect buni down, the third base line. Slugger Margery Woo brought In her two mates with a clean double to right, stole third and came home on a passed ball. The scoring spree ended after Ellen Ling and Lal Bik-wong scampered across the platter with two more ring.
Chung Hwa Maroons fielded four ew players in first sacker Y. S. Nye,
new
umpiring.-Ming Yuen,
B.O'M. Deane And Miss J. Smalley
Win Club Mixed Doubles
FIRST of the Hongkong C.C. tennis championships was decided at the Club ground yesterday when B. O'M. Deane and Miss J. Smalley (-376) beat J. S. Theobald and Mrs Torrible The score (-15) in the final of the Handicap Mixed Doubles. was 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Though errors predominated, the match was nevertheless interesting in that the aides were fairly evenly matched. Deane displayed a great amount of energy and with a reliable volley scored many times at the
Miss Smalley contributed her quota LONDON, May 5 (Reuter)-II of support, exploiting a steady, and Majesty the King gained his second at times strong, forehand. It was only in the second and third sets, turf victory of the season to-day however, that they were able to when his Classic's candidate, Merry strike up any sort of combination Wanderer. won the May Handicap for Theobald and Mrs Torrible took
Nottingham amid
STCat the first set in a manner that stamped
King Gains Second Turf Victory net
at
enthusiasm.
them as the probable eventual win- ners.
Merry Wanderer started at odds
Theobald had a strong service, and 10-1, and ridden by Peter Mahaer, on leave from the Air Force, beat the made good use of it. He was some- outsider, what weak overhead, but reliable in Duke of Norfolk's 25-1 Clean Sweep, by eight lengths, with his ground strokes. In his partner, the 3-1 favourite, Salmoncus, owned Mrs Torrible, he was given a steady by the Queen's cousin, the Hon. Mr. service, and this, against the opposi- tion in the first set, meant several J. Bowes-Lyon, third.
Įpoints.
Of Final Meet
Held On Sunday
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Tactics Revised THE SECOND SET saw a revision of tactics on the part. of Deane and Miss Smalley. They adopted a more aggressive style and it succeeded in carrying them through. They took a 5-2 lead, and though Theobald and Mrs Torrible took the next, the even- tual winners claimed the 9th game
the at 0-3.
set
The final-set-opened-in-promising- style. The score was 2-all at the end of the 4th game, but Deano and Miss Smalley broke through the op-
Again they lost the 8th game, but
Badges admitting Non-Members to: the Members Enclosure and Club Rooms at $3.00 for Gentlemen and
The Rifle Association wound up their season's shooting on posing service and once more took a $3.00 for Ladies (both including tox) Pre obtainable through the third base star Y. Poon, and out- Sunday with a shoot in aid of the British War Organisation 5-2 lead SECRETARY upon the personal or elders Sylvia Tsang and Becky Fund. Fine weather brought a large number of competitors made no mistake with the next and written application of a Member, Chan; cach showed snappy bail such Member to be responsible for playing ability, and softball fans to the Range for one of the season's most enjoyable shoots, and won the set and match at 0-3. all visitors Introduced by him, and should find a real powerful Chinese made for a high standard of shooting. for payment of all chits, etc.
Maroon team out there next season which will be right up there by the top with the contending outfits.
The Secretary's" Offee, isi, Floor, Exchange Building, (Tel. 27704) will close at 11.45 am,
Timns are obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21020).
No Children or amahs will be admitted to either Enclosure.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE
The price of Admission to the Public Enclosure 8. $1.00 including Tax, for all Person, including Ladies, and is payable at the Gate, Soldiers and Sailors In Uniform are admitted Half Price.
By Order,
C. B. BROWN,
Secretary. Hongkong, 6th May, 1941.
SUPPORT
THE
BOMBER
FUND
Total to date:
$1,876,975.50
Remitted to London:
5,889.19.6d
AS Oliver's Royal Canadian base
ballers took a 5-3 shellacking from the Royal Engineers for their third straight spring session loss nt the Caroline Hill snadlet.
Spoons and cups were present- Pte R. I. Johnston a
L/Cpl N, D. Booker 11 ed for .competition by the Pie W. K. Corneck 8
BRI
L. I. Priddy B Affiliated Clubs, and the amount to 10
Pie C. Bellchambers 11 raised was $70.
P/Q. II, B. Gray 8 Pie A. Buller &
Mr Guard of the Dockyard Ride Club headed the shooting with a good 87, beating Sgl Cole, with the same score. on the count aut. The latter's 44 at
CLANS "D"
Canuck hurler Bill
"Anzzier" 200 yards is worthy of nolc. Sgt Wall's L/Cpl M. S. Lau 13
Pie A. Lim 12 Smith had the sappers cooling the 48 was the best score. at 500 yards.
A prominent feature of the day's per Lock 12
Pie L. Brezny 14 water waggon with his high inside and handsome
was the Miniature Rifle Pie Gibson 24 speedballs, but programme
by the R.A.F. whichPie G Carrington 12 "Nick Altrock" base-running by shooting, run
a number of spoons for Pte W... Maycock 14 his sandlot teammates put the old presented
which there was keen competition. of a flashy mound per-
The .303 Team Shoot was won by
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The well-known "dazzler" ollowed there second Sgt Buran Singh cut- Miniature Rifle Section two measly bingles and struck out ried off the Revolver trophy. four,
ellmaxed a swent-tolling day with a wrenched knee cap in the last framme on an intended swipe to second, and will probably be on the shelf for the next games.
S. China Touring Soccer XI To Play
R. Scots To-morrow
Leading Scores in the 23 open sighỉ, Competition were:
CLASS "A"
Sep. Shambu Singh
RESULTS
Leading scores and prize lists were as follow:
CLASS "A"
Bep. Phut Singh
'cap.
J. A. Guard 3. Sgt F. Cole Ber. Cpt 8. Naranjan Singh a Sgt J. R. Wall ser. W.O., F. Tollison Ber. Set W. L. Pan 3 .... B.Q.M.B. P. Hale Ser. Sgt F. E. Russel Ber. Sgt GE, Brees Ser. Havidar Bisram Singh NU Cpl W. J. Gaan Ser.
A soccer match will be played bo- tween. South China and Royal Boots CM, Nau Ku Nu
at Caroline Hat 5.30 p.m. to-L/Cpl. Pemberton Ber.
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Laut G. J. P. Carey Ber. morrow. It is expected to attract no Set T. Baker, 3 little attention in view of the fact at M. Rustuman Ber that a South China side barely man- L/Naik Azim Khan Nil
Cpl F. W. Zwens Ber aged to drasv
Sunday with| Pie W. Young Ni Middlenex.
N. V. Whyte # Lee Wal-tong will appear for the List W. R. Nunn Ber..
L/Sg1 G. Puran Gingh 2 League, and Shield champions, support-Col it. Langford Ber. ed by some of the senior team bud
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thres Eastern players who will take
part in South China's Malayan tourist J. D. Remedios and who will be wearing South China's A colours for the first time.
(R) P. I. Thong
Pie A. M. Xavier 8
The Eastern players are fisu King- Pia L. A. Rosario 0, ten,. Law Wal-kuen and Chúng Yung- PC. G. Narain Singh 7 sum. An admission charge of 50 and Sgt R. Durkitt a 2.
30 cents will be made.
The Bouth China team will all for Bingapore next week.
Referees' Meeting
FC., Charan Slagh 5
Cpl (1. M. Dias Azedo R. Tynemouth
Cpl Sher Bingh
Bat W. T. Bargent Cpl G, n.. Morton
Fle W. T. Taylor
CLASS "C"
last monthly meeting of the ] - The: Hongkong Football Referees Asocis- Cpt d. #. Lachrie & Uon will be held at Holel, Còcil at 8 Piper T. Stewart p.m. to-day, when Mr Hugh A. Beard, H-25. Bare B. Chairman, will give an address on Piper R. Maina
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Pie V. Sequeira
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Capt Marsh
Piper Stuart
Ple Corneck
II.K. Blake
CLASS
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CLASS "D"
Pie Maycock
· Pto A. Lim
N. D. Booker
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To-day's Matches
Two further Club matches will be played to-day. These will be the final of the Handicap Single, in which G. W. Sewell will meet T. J. Gould, and the semi-final of the Handicap Doubles-C, H. R. Oxlade and A. H. Barwell v. R. H. Blake and H. C. D. Knight.
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Fixtures For May 10-
WAR CUP FINAL Arsenal v. Preston North End (At Wem- bley).
LEAGUE SOUTH
Portsmouth v. Bournemouth; Watford v. Luton Town.
SOUTHERN REGIONAL
Aldershot v._ Queena_Park Rangers; Brentford v Fulham: Cardiff City, v Chelsea: Reading v. West Ham; Bloke City v. Northamptontown; Tottenham 66 Hotspur v. Crystal Palaco; Walsall v.
Leicester City.
NORTHERN REGIONAL
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The aperture. sight team shoot re
#ull woro: Royal Air Force 327: Police Reserve 355; Middlesex Regt 364; Police #A" 348; 7th Rajputs "D" 247; 7th Itajputa
"A" 31.
Winner of sposa,
The score gauged out,
|Claybird Championships
The annual Claybird Championships were shot off on Sunday morning, Capt. Hyde, of the Manchester Itens obtaining two of the trophies.
Remullawer Driv
** Nowion: Challenge Cup-1, Capt°C. 11,
R. Hyde, B, Capt Dawson,
Individual Bervice Claybled: Champion- 'sbip-1, Capt Hyde, 2. Capt Dawson,
Bervices Inter-Unit Claybird Matahami Headquarters, Chine. Command; 2. Mida -dievex=-Regtanult
Duy y, Manchester United; Chenler v. Bolton Wanderers: Chesterfield v. Shemeld United; Liverpool v. Tranmere Rovers.
LIVERPOOL CUP
Oldham v. Rochdale; Wrexham v. Man- chester City,
REGIONAL MATCH
Mansfield Town v. Grimsby Town, COMBINED COUNTIES CUT SEMIFINAL
Leeds Unlied v. Huddersfield,
LANCASHIRE CUP SEMIFIÑAL Burnley.v. Blackpool,
OTHER MATCHES Middlesbrough v. Sunderland.
SCOTTIAN CUP FINAL Hearts v. Hangers (At Hampden Park Glasgow).
Golf
Captain's Cup Qualifiers
Results of the Captain's Cup, Golf, competition held at Fanling during the week-end were; Min KARAN
Old Course Ovary 88-1870. Qualified. Twenty arteles.
New Courne.-H. My Itowland 87-18 71-* Qualined.'- Meren, entries,
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