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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
August 5, 1941.
"Ball Fan's" Baseball Notes
Mindanaomen At Pennantville's Door
Pitcher Powlawski Finds Old Form
Chung Hwa Battered And Humbled
Counter-balancing yet another dreary wook- and baseball programme, when head-on winds from the north preceded a downpour of torrential rains to completely wash out the Sabbath tilt, the comeback hurling dished in by the brilliant Ski Powlawski, proved a boomerang tossed in the right direction, for ball fans at the Chatham Road park.
The high-powered "Skier" led Mindanao's terrific M to the very doors of Pennantville for the second year in succession, as the champions smashed through to a colossal 14-1 triumph over grandpa Leung's weak-willow- ed Chung Hwa Maroons.
Saturday's Stars
WITH a re-organised_infield;***********.............................................
playing stendy ball; and with the recently signed Mac MacKenzie making his bebut bow before local ball fans in the outfield, the master speedballer bore down with all the con- fidence in the world.
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Using a steady fast ball with a slight change of pare, Hongkong's leading twirler kad the Chung Hwa Maroons virtually eating out of his hands as he set the Chinese favourites down with three measly bingles and whilffed ten.
Skl Powlawski and Hank Nucl. Manga - The popular "ski" made * brilliant comeback in piteling form as he set the Maroon gang down with three scattered bingles and fanned tem; latter dished in with a steady fieldlun game in his initial appearance at first base. The "Crooner" also slammed out two sizzling hits and
LETTING ONE GO THROUGH
Spud Groneck, Mindanao, giving a ball the "onco over", and it looks like a walk, for the'ump. Welfie Welford, has three digits of the left hand out. Bill Chang, Chung Hwa
catching-Ming Yuen..
County Teams In Holiday Louis-Nova-Comm Cricket Action Merry-Go-Round W. J. Edrich Scores 102
NEW YORK.-The heavyweight picture to-day is trian- crossed the platter with two tallies, gular, with the solemn face of Joc Louis in one corner, the
*********‹| sweet but slightly damaged kisser of Billy Conn in another, and the anxious countenance of Lou Nova in the third, writes John Lardner in the Vancouver "Daily Province."
swing in the Mindanao Setting off a few sparks in the
rally out crashing
Ilner A sizzling opening stanza which had the gas-
through second to drive in Greasy house mob warmed up at the outset,
Mr Nova 'wants to fight Louis this: Moore, Slugger Tony Museavage's the Terrine M threatened to open up
bingle brought in the "Crooner" year, for reasons both cosmic and fee$$$$$0908 with the pressure by filling the bases
with the fifth tally. Mac Mac- noncial, but they probably will ask on a single, a bunt and a wall, after
Kenzie struck out to end this dis-him to beat Conn first I they don't Wee Willie Wilson had whiffed in
astrous Chinese Maroon ioning. ignore him completely, the breeze; but Mac MacKenzie's
Mr Nova does not wish to bent foul holst and Robert Wilson's slow The Chung Rwamen appeared Conn, or even to meet him socially. roller to hurler Wally Ching cut pretty well baffled in the tough go- He believes 'Comm's place is in the short this initial canto near uprising ing with the neavy Mindanao scor- The sparks Ignited by the chaming pressure turned on in full.
plous gradually opened up into a slow fame in the 2nd frame when
Game Ends
ash can, He wants Louis now.
"Why should I have to fool with Conn? the sun-kissed student from California was asking after Conn's
he
two runs crossed the platter on o This eventful inning meant the lively waltz with Louis. "He's not smarking double to rentrefeld by ball game and restored the con-my size; he's not in my class. I've Spud Groneck, which sent Greasy fidence, sa synonymous in the make-benten tougher fellas thàn Moore heading homeward: Morru-up of champions, to Mindanao's Besides, Mike Jacobs promised me co Chan's wild heave to third pennant-holding ball team, after that the September shot with Louls, and brought in the clouting Groneck -fated logs to the marauding Loula is the boy I want.” with the second tally In this Mohawks a few weeks back. warm-up stanza,
Chung Hwa gushed through with ¦ their lone run in the last of the second when shortstop Greasy Moore bungled a lot roller by grandpa Leung, Lending Morrova Chinn whizz- ing across the plate to avert a shut- out.
Conflagration
The alow burning dame, Ignited by the elumpions in the early part of the game, broke into red hot con- flagration In the 5th stanza when -five-big- tallies-crossed-the-plate-in
a mad scoring splurge.
Mo MacKenzie singled past short to start off this eventful in- ning. Bob Wilson walked and
Chlcse hurler Wally Ching's wild heave after scooping up a perfect
Louis.
"Both Too Big For Conn"
THAT for?" said Mr Nova slub- bornly. "Louis stiffened Conn.
A bystander suggested that if Mr Nova declines to mingle with Conn, With the burning yearn for they may just skip the Californian more runs solidly imbedded in the entirely and repitch Conn with American gunboat ball machine. the flame of red hot-conflagration tempo reached Rs ellmax pinnacle In the last canto when six (count 'em) runs crashed over the plat- ter in
nad merry-go-round spreesending the Maroons out He washed him up. He proved his with another big loss, definitely point. He's too big for him. We're telling the gashouse mob. Just who
both too big for him. Way will nah the Bagram Shield his
Conn go somewhere and play and year, sending a spark of that well- leave us heavyweights to settle the knoven "happy feeling" To all heavyweight situation?"
Indanao-fans-at-Ski-Powlawske's
though highly
return
don't
This reREDNI of view of M twirling form and tell- sound
sound from the
ing one and all in gigantle red-. Nova and his immediate relatives, trimmed letters, "Pennantville has will not, of course, make any impres been reached,"
Score:-
Mindanan
ly lined bunt by lowersox. brought chung liwa Mackenzie rushing in toward the
R.
61000'00
and
plate, Greasy Moore fald down Balleries: Ski Powlawsicl another perfect bunt along
the Tony Muscavage; Wally Ching and
base line to
to send another Bill Chang.
run dashug across the pan.
The
flustered Wally Ching again threw
League Standing
wild as the Terrific M fans yelled-
kleefully when Bowersox cashed in
for the first out and Wee Willie *Hongkong Beer
at home plate. Groneck wluffed U.5.8. Mindanao
Chinese Soccerites Soon Returning
SYDNEY, Aug. 4 (Rou ter)--Because of the ten- sion in the Far East, the Chinese soccer team now in
leave Australia will
for Hongkong after playing the last test..
V.R.C.-Y.M.C.A. Swimming Trials To-night
the
FURTHER TRIALS for selection of the V.R.C.-Y.M.C.A. team to meet the Combined Chlu ese Clubs this week-end at be V.RL.C. will take place this evening will In the V.E.C. pool. These commence,at_8_p.m..
All-Schools Gala
As regards the all-Schools gala on sion on Michael Shrewsbury Jacobs, |August 23, a meeting of representa, the Duce (pronounced deuce) of box-tives will be held at the V.R.C. this F.ing. Uncle Mike has three good evening. This, also, is scheduled for
cards in his hand, and he is going to 10 p.m. play them his own way.
To date, eight entries have been The Louis-Cann-Nova triangle received. Five are from boys' has a rather odd phase. I think school. These are: Louis can liek Conn again; I think Boys St Joseph's College, La Conn can lick Nova, and I'm be-Salle College. Diocesan Boys' School, #luning to suspect that Nova can St Stephen's College and Nam Hwa
College. lick Louis,
Girls-St Mary's School and the Mind you, none of the characters in question concedes these points. French Convent. Conn believes hintself to be master
W.
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Pis. .857
4 1 .800
Wilson grounded to third base, to Chung Hwa Maroons 4 3 571 make it two in a row as graudpa U.S.S. Asheville-Tulsa 1. I .500 Leung's cheering chorus along II.K.B.C. Mohawks ... 3 4 .429 5 286
Chatham Road breathed a tempor-Royal Engineers any sigh of relief. Muddy Ruel South China camo through with
mighty
• have withdrawn,
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of the situation. Louis is confident against anybody. And Nova's con- tempt for Conn is perfectly genuine. But styles and weights and speed and power produce different results TURN to Pago 7, Column Two
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South China's Second Gala
South China A. A. will hold their second swimming gula of the season to-night, at North Point, commencing at 7.30 p.m. The programme 15: Men's 60 metres free-style, 'men's 200 metres breast stroke, ladies' 100 metres free-style, men's 50 breast stroke, 50 metres handicap (training class), men's 200 metres breast stroke Khaullcap) 50 metres blind-fold [race, ladies' 200 metres breast stroke (handicap), diving and water-polo (South China v. Chinese Bathing Club).
Exhibition Model Aeroplane Contest This Month
Sponsored by the Hongkong Model Plano Association, the first Model Planes Exhibition in Ifong- kong is scheduled to take place on August 14, when over 10. different types of model planes will be on display.
Entries must be made before August 10, and planes sent to thei Association before August 13.
The planes will be exhibited on the show shelves of the China Pro- duels Company, Des Voeux Rond Central,
The Board of Director of the Association held a meeting yesterday when it was decided to Invilo General Chen Chin-yun, VICC- Minister of Overseas Affairs, General LI Fu-yuan, Mr Linng Shou-yi and Mr Hunng Shul-hai na judges.
A Model Planes flying contest is Also, being 'planned and up to the present more than 100 entries have been received,
LONDON, Aug. 4 (Reu-, ter).-With the majority of the leading players in action, cricket was the main August Bank Holiday attraction to day. A crowd of 20,000 saw a combined Middlesex-Essex sido score 412 for 6 declared against a combined Kent- Surrey XI at Lord's.
The outstanding feature of this match was the innings of 103 by Squadron Leander W. J. Edrich, the England Test cricketer. This match concludes to-morrow,
Worcester Wins
Worcestershire beat Warwickshira by 32 runs.
Worcester.139.
Warwick-107.
Drawn Match
Northants drew with Leleestershire. Scores were:
Northants-105 for deeld.
Leicester.-10 for 1. ř
London
several
60 For O'Connor
Counties, comprising of the leading southern County players drew with the Mayor of Southgate's XI to-day.
Scores were:
London Counties-16) (O'Connor, of Essex, 60).
Mayor of Southgate's X1.-23 for 4,
Derby-Notts Draw
Derbyshire--and-- Nottinghamshire
drew.
Scores were:
Derby-216 for declured, Notts.57 for 1.
Two Hat-Tricks In One Match
LONDON, Auz. 4 (Reuter)—A two-day cricket match took place over the weekend between Д British Empire team and the Metropolitan Polles. British Empire won by 163.
Remarkable bowling marked the match, T. Oliver, of the Police, took six for 35, including the hat trick in the Empire's second innings, but Police in their second innings found C. B. Clarke, the West Indies test player, practically unplayable, Clarke took all 10 wickets for 20, including the hat trick. Scores:
British Empire.-172 and (declared).
*Police.-03 and 72.
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