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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 10, 1941.
Colony Champions Out To Retain
League Pennant
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Mindanao Moundsman's Masterful Hurling
SAPPERS SURPRISE S. CHINA
By Ball Fan
Marking up another milestone in the annals of local baseball opening day "gala affairs," the Hongkong seven team major ball loop inaugurat- ed their now Chatham Road ball park Saturday afternoon as Governor Northcote throw out the first ball to start the season winging on its way, before á sell-out crowd of rabid ball fans.
In a perfect setting of real baseball weather, Min- danao's terrific M, gunning for their second straight'pen- nant, started on the upward road to Flagville with a sen- sational 7-6 "Merriwell" win over H.B.'s powerful beer.
makers.
MANAGER. Bill Woods' Ashe-
ville southerners opened up the two game Sabbath pro- gramme with their initial tri- umph of the season, setting the marauding Mohawks down with a 6-4 count. It was the Tennes- seemen's first victory since their appearance on a local ball din- mond this year.
the
Royal Engineers started campaign in bla time fashion, taking a 9-6 surprise win from South China's weak-willowed red and blue men,
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BEHIND the masterful hurling
of Ski Powlawski, and the terrific clouting of Tony Musen- vage and the fleet-footed Willie Wilson, the Colony champions looked every inch the ball team that will, once again, be in there at the final stretch bid.
Going into the final stanzu on the short end of a 6-5 score, after six roaring. innings which had the fans figuring out that "one-up, one-down" lig-saw, the defending champions broke out with
vengeance · ធន whip- pet Willle Wilson opened the inning with clean single to centrefield, tearing Into second on hla fourth steal of the day. George Sousu's bad error off Ski Pawlowski's infleld hit
put the tying and winning runs on the bags, giving manager Ival Good- man's tars that "purfect setting" atmosphere. "Typhoon" Tony Mus-
Weekend Stars
Tony Muscavage urid Ski Pow- lawski, Mindanao-Hind-snatching Tony sparked the champions in their big opening day win with a peppery display behind the platter, and pounded out 蟲 prodiglous homer In the 5th canto: latter chalked up his first mound victory of the year, holding the Beermen to five scattered blows and whif- Ang six.
Major Baseball
NO AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES ON SCHEDULE
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NEW YORK, June 9 (UP)—No American League games were schedule to-day. In the National streuli, Chicago Cubs ran riol against Boston Braves and chalked up 13 runs to lie Bees' six. Scores were!
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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13 at 1
0 14
10
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Dusty Rhoades and Sam Lang- ford. U.9.5. Asheville-Former Chicago drove out a stinging triple to drive Battery: Hoot. Scheffing. in two runs in the ble scoring 2nd Boston
Battery: Early Lamanna, Tobin, Sul- inning: Taller led the winner's livan and Miasi, wlltow attack with two hits and crossed the plate with
Jone run. Flashi Radcliffe and Sare Held, Royal Engineers Former made two safe bingles to drive in three-Sapper runs; latter hurled a ‚xicady game and crossed the pan
with three winning tallies,
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Cincinnat!
Battery: Thompson, Moore, Deggs, Riddle, Lombardi, Brooklyn
Battery Carey, Davi Swift. lgbe. Phelps, Pillsburgh
Battery: Wijkle, Lopes. Philadelphia Battery:
Grissom, Crouch,
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Hoerat.
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St Loula
Battery: Gumbert, Manettão. New York
Battery: Carpenter, W. Brown, Hartnett.
real heads-up baseball-a team af worthy champions,
Slim, silent shortstop George Soura had an off-day out at the windy alley, chalking up three expensive errors in a shaky opening start.
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WITH Gordon "Dusty" Rhodes
smashing out a triple to lead a dynamite four run scor- ing attack In the 2nd frame, the U.S.S. Asheville nine outclassed Chuck Waggoner's Marauding Mohawks 6-4 In an early morn-1 ing Sabbath opening.
Uncle Sam's lars cashed In with their winning run la the 5th canto when Freezer "Honolulu” Leis
League Tennis
South China Beat University In "A" Division
SOUTH CHINA AA. beat the
Univeralty 6-3 in the only A
Division lennis match played at Pokfulam yesterday. II. P. Ong and George Choa were the mos successful pair for the Varsity, winning two of their three, games. South Chinn's players were evenly
cliccked in at the platier on key paired and each won two games. I. stoner Johnny Schaberg's wild Hsu and A. Chan-succeeded-where- heave. The Tennesee southerners their team-mates had failed-against chalked up a finali "confidence" Ong and Choa. tally in the 8th as George Watkins Weak link of the Undergraduates* rode home on high.
eam were S H. Ling and A. L. Taal, losing all three games.
Scores were:
Waggoner's Tribe flashed in with four runs in the Initial three frames, but found plenty of trouble in solv-
ing hurler Charlle Sawyer's speedy offerings, and were held scoreless in the latter innings,
The "four horsemen" and the
S. H. Ling and A. L. Tsal lost to Szo-
Tony Mascavage batting for the Mindanao in the opening match of the Baschall season against the H.K. Brewery on Saturday, Obear Arculli catching with Gandpa Loung um- piring-Ming Yuen,
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Golf
Masters' Champion Wins
Open Title
Brilliant Play By Craig Wood
NEW YORK, June 9 (Reuter).—Craig Wood,' winner of the recent Augusta Masters Tournament, to-day won the American Open golf championship at Fort Worth, Texas, with scares of 73, 71, 70 and 70=284, beating Densmore Shute, who was second with 287.
Warmerdam Sets
Johnny Bulla and Ben Hogan were third with 289.
Shule Anished early and was being balled the winner but Wood, although he was wearing a protective belt for
Pole Vault Record his torn back muscle, played brillant-
iy to win by a useful margin and
CALIFORNIA," June 9 (Reuter),avenge his defeat by Shute in the re- Cornellus Warmerdam attained
a new world pole vault record by played British open in 1933. clearing the bar at 15 ft. 641 Ing. Since April, 1940, when he was the fist man to clear 15 ft. Warmerdam has several times exceeded that height.
Planning Next
Year's Soccer
At Home
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LONDON, June B.
Summer Singles
At Happy Valley
The second round of the Happy Valley Summer Singles golf con- test of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club resulted as follows!
II. 11. Mundy (0) beat T. C. Barclay (18) J. J. Van Muhlen (16) beat J. Linaker (12) 6/4; ML A. Cairns (18) beat A Penn (12) 2/1; G. E. Willar- ton (12) beat G. W. Reeve (11) 2 up; A. V. Greaves (11) beat W. W. Ahern (0) 2/1; W. J. Buller (11) beat J. Young (18) 3/2, A. Powell (18) beat E (Reuter) Greenvoood (18) 2 and 1 and H.
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The Captain's Cup
The Football League's annual Smith-(6)-beat L. Jackson (31) 4/9,---- mecting : WES heid to-day Nottingham, and it was decided that next season: the League should run two compeiliions, North and South, on
points basis, to Onish on December 26. Several Clubs were, not in favour this and put forward amendments
to Bleic and f. E. Liu 4-6; lost to F. N. war and Lom Kwan 0-0: lost to I. Is which were defested. and A. Chan 3-0,
T. T. Lim and S. Wong lost to Dick" or the second half of the season,
and Liu 1-6; lost to Wong and Kwan 4-6; beat Hau and Chan 6-2.
old "Rock" himself, (Lou Leigh, H. P. Ong and G. Chos beat Bick and Joe Morris, Frank Crews, Mack L -1; beat Wong and Kwan 6-4; lost Sperry and Pete Fitch) from Stano Hau and Clan 2-0.
ley, put in surprised appearance and played starry bail in their first workout of the year. This quintét
had already put
moons
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Kowloon C. C. Team
Association, at
The following will represent Kow- away the old loon Cricket Club in their "B". Divi- cleats since their departure from slan Tennis League match America many
against and South China Athletle were not in ball-playing form out Kowloon Cricket Club to-day: there on Sunday.
A. E. P. Guest and F. Grose: N. A. Doubles were belted out by oppos- E. Mackay and F. Kengelbacker; ing hurlers
Zimmern and D. Hazell. Frankle Crews and Charlie Sawyer; the Mohawk Mindanao.moundsman along with Johnny
Schaberg, led the loser's clouting at tack, both eoming through with two
M. Arculii pitching for.. the Brewers against the
Ming Yuen,
cavage brought in the tying run with |Dingles-in three trips.
a long sacrifice holst to deep centre,
while left felder Robert Woodrow
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Wilson's climax bingle sent the hard-FALLING on South Ching} slabman Ernie Moy for nine
pinying "Ski" sliding across the pan.
with
the old ball game in the well-solid bingles, the rapidly improv known bog.
The Brewers made their lasting Engineers began their ball desperate bid for victory in the Gus season with a sparkling 9-5 tri- Inning on a do or die" attack umph over the Caroline Hill- after two Beermen were put away men. when pinch hitter Joe Bowen's sizzling, double to right brought in Stan Leonard, and Obear Aroolif's clean bingle over second sending ble Joe across the platier. The torride M dished, in with rare. mid-season form, with the rookies bearing down in starry debut style behind the steadying influence of last year's Veterans.
danao
Highlight of the seven ran Min-
allack
[was] Tony'
Mas cavago's bustling homer in the 5th stanza which carried, în
Crooner
Knel who had madó · first on fidider's choice. The peppery, Tony played dazzling red-hot ball behind the plate and was the bir bright spark which set the pennant bold." rts off in s
opening vle
Fireballer
Skl. Powinwski 1
let the powerful Brewers down with five scattered hits, sending six back to the bench via the whiff route. HA smoke ball was breaking across the plato
clock-like precision, There any doubt about the fact, that the "Skter!" is
for his headed
The Beeren;
best sensin Your displayed plenty of clam out there. En tilaall · îmi portant" tit, but were, hitting, ngstrass team that werd playing
Handicaps For -Macao Races On June 15
Following are the handicaps al- lotted to some of the ponies enter
ca for the Juno meeting of this Maczo Jockey Club, on June 15: The Canberra Handicap. Six fur- Ponics--A- Good
Hamelin's. Soppers played bang-up, longs, Australian' ball, behind, the improved twirling af Time 135, National Victory 100, Angel Sats Sarsfield who limited the of Glory 153, Tobarcoship. 144, AnDR- Chinese to six scattered safeties. bella 138, Odin 142, Cockleroi 147, Taking a one run lead in the Ozark 142, Double Finesse, 108, Winnte 2nd framo when Sarsfield walked, 146.Joan 150.. stole second and third to cross the Novices Jockeys, Australian "E' Class, The 11pbars Handicap Six furlongs,
CITOTE.
up
will be a Combined League Cup proviso that the League Committee, competition, but with the important and not the Clubs, make out the Axtures.
The original intention had been for the, Clubs to make their own Axtures.
Scoring Basie
The Committee will decide on bases for the games, points, goal average or percentage, After games, the top 32 Clubs qualify for the Cup. proper,
ten
A. W. Bourne, Jr. (83-974) and. P. Anals (03-16-741 tled and quali- feld in the June qualifying round of the Captain's Cup competition of the Royal Hongkong Club,
over the Fanling Old Course during
the week-end. There were 18 entries.
Probable Starters For Substitute Derby
LONDON, June 9
(Reuter).
Probable starters and jockeys for the Substitute Derby to be run al Newmarket are:
Mr Sawyer (Gomez), Royal Academy Early games may delay County (Carey), Guerdley (Jones), Mazarin and local Cup competitions, and Sellm Hassan (Beary), Sollum (Cliff (Barilam). Devonian · (Perryman), London Clubs are thinking that the new arrangement may prevent their wort (Taylor), Firozedin (Lowrey), Richards) Valdavian (Herbert), Star- own Cup" competition from being Annatom (A. Wragg), Morogoro (ft. played.
PERRY WINS ROUND ROBIN TOURNEY TO AID WAR RELIEF
Wragg), Owen Tudor .(S. Wrogg), Sun- castle (Beasley), Orthodox (D. Smith), Sunray (Mullins); Ptolemy (E. Smith), Can perdown (Brigdeland), 'Lambert | Simiret" (Elliott), Fairy Prince' (Lane). Single Court, Felles, Thoroughfare, Chateau la Rose, Sunny Island (no Jockeys);
FOREST HILLS, June 9 (Reu ter) Fred Perry, winner of the recent American professional tennis!: championship, won a round robin tournament to-day for British war Perry and Budge were unbeaten In reller, being unbeaten in the series.
pali on "Hal Wingles's error, the-Beauford 136, Dick Turpin 142, Blut the doubles. V. T. Tilden also took Britian Engineers, retained the lead Gown 139, High liat 137, Boneshakert. throughout, dishing up air-tight 142, Rising Star 149, Buckfastleigh;142, Sir. Gerald Campbell, the guest of ball and only chalking two Subpoena, 142,
honour, thanked the American players The Lappa Handicap. Six furlongs, and clubs, for their help, remdricing The Sappers added a lone tally in China Ponies "C" Class,Blue Diamond, that it was a pity there was now, a the 4th and bounded upwards with 140 Night Express 140, Blue Field 153, large crater in the middle of the centre Odeon 152: Galveston Bay 147, Oscar court as Wimbledon but it would, soon a leap in this next two innings with Zylchu 12 Jennifer: 130, Smaahing be levelled and we would be able to
big "whoopee," crashing seven runs Through 147, Lancashire, Lass 14553- across the
turn our heads backwards without and Dan, sizzling double by Mickey Heath, on). Six furlongs, China Ponies looking and listening. The Lord featuring a Tha Ma Kok Handlespe? (First Bee-wondering whether tite: Gestapo i was shappy shortstop...
Class-Black Diamond 138, National Mayor of Landon also telegraphed bla Vie Foley auf Raddy Radcliffe led Succca 152 Geordie 140, Plot Hein 169, han the military willow atinck with the ing Worthy 182, Radium Star 113, Budge was not in his best form, the latter batting in three runs on two 1361 Adventure 140, Sports Ven
Venturo | Intense heat genvaung scorching driven, and
the '--haźni trouble för, wiệch he recently undery The Chinese ball tossers played China Ponies "D" Clhas Boolat Bay
The 'Steward Cup: Six furionus, went an operation. fielding ball to chalk up nine 149, Portrush 140, Eve-of Hunung 180 bad miscues in the slippery terrain. Royal Highnal38, Golden: Cow
kinle Mpy's slow odaslers Sunlight View 185, Guinness 21me 142) were caur pickinins; /
- for the inex" West-Lake: 149, Lovely Blar 1600 de perienced Enginiers who sent the The Ma Kok Isuafop. (Second-saċe veteran to the showers in the 6th sweep Englo, 147, New Bedford 150, IPOH June 9 South Chi
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